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filming  contract  specifications. 


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beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  — »>(meanine  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  images  suivantes  ont  6t6  reproduites  avec  le 
plus  grand  soin,  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  nettet6  de  l'exemplaire  film6,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

Les  exemplaires  origlnaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprimte  sont  film^s  en  commen9ant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  ia 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  salon  ie  cas.  Tous  los  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  filmis  en  commenpant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernii&re  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaftra  sur  ia 
dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbols  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE  ",  lo 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN  ". 

Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
film^s  d  des  taux  de  reduction  diff6rents. 
Lorsque  le  document  nst  trop  grand  pour  dtre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichd,  il  est  filmd  d  partir 
de  Tangle  supdrieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  liaut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  ndcessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  methods. 


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NORTH-WESTERN  ARMY,  ^o,  ^ 
COMPRISING, 

ik«che.oriheCimp.igwof  GeDeral.H«Min.J  '   rmoa-A  mi. 

iwtc  afld  iDterwting  account  of  the  Naval  Conflic:  on  Lake 

Ifie^MiHtary  anecdotei-Abote.  io  the  army  .-Plan 

•f  »  Military  Settlc««t— View  ^f  the  Lake  Coaat 
from  Sandailiy  to  Detroit^ 


hit  SAMUEL  RiBROWlir, 


"  ^OTlllN*    UtttKeATt, 


»ot  iat  polTN  4v«HT  IN  itAiieiV»         ^. 


Bt;RlllJG1t)!?,VT. 

8lf  SAMUEL  MILLS, 

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^_„.,„      or  THE 
feet,  ihi^h  r ^'**^: '  ~*^  ^'fcctiy  to  iftv  oft. 

^^^^^^S^  «-*e^«>Hh  western 

less  condK  of  iL  f  *'"'"^'" '  *<  defence- 
rendered  this  ittea«  .1  •  j?5  »«»  England, 

[upon  immediately  ic:u"H„<'      °  *''^- 
I  -   -    =  «i  5„iii  ^^^  ^^^.^  each; 


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About  40Q  of  the  4th  regiment,  the  gallant 
roos  of  Tippecanoe,  under  CoL  MiileFt, 
were  at  the  same  time  ordered  to  descend  the 
Ohio,  from  Pittsburgh^  and  j^in  the  detach* 
ment  at  the  general  rendezvous* 

Govi^rnttlent  ought  2X  the  same  thtie  to  have 
Gommenced  the  Gilding  of  two  twenty  gun 
i;>rigs  at  ^ie  —  the  command  of  the  kke^being^ 
all  important  to  the  succes  of  land  operati^is* 
Suppose  general  Hull  had  taken  Maidens  hovy 
was  hfi  to  receive  supplies,  while  tlie>  Br itis]> 
contrpukd  the  navigation  of  Lake  Erie,  and 
white  the  savages  commanded  the  forests  and^ 
could  ambush  the  convojtes  of  provisions,  at 

every  half  mile,  for  a  distance  of  200  miles  ? 

.  .  ■ .  \.,,  ■  ■  ■  ■   . 

;  The  task  of  c^ganizring  the  Ohio  tr-oops  de^ 
volved  on  Governor  Mi:igs«  They  were  comi. 
posed  entirely  of  voluntecES.  The  men,  with  I 
the  exception  of  the  senior  officers,  were  in  the 
very  priarte  of  life,  and  animated  wilh  a  nobk 
ardor  in  their  countVv's  ciaise.  The  rdiiksl 
were  filled  with  unconinion  expediiion,  andl 
pattly  by  citiavris  of  die  (ii'iit  dibtiuction. 

The  exertions  of  tlie    governor  on  this  oc- 
easioh,  ought  never  to  be  foitgotton.     Wkh  al 
celerity  ntvcr  before  eqilalltd  in  a  new  coun- 
try,  he  coUected,"from  every  part  of  the  state, 
a  corps  of  1500  men  and  oi^aniaied  theih  intoj 
three  i?egiment5,jhe  command  of  wluchi  ibe 


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camp  e^ipf^s:'"*;,  ^s.  ''^7i«:?,'^»{:i 

prorided.    The  ,  public  araenil^I  m  i  ^  ,^ 

supplied  •«  de&iS^hH  ri.^*'*'f*''«S 
iilg,         '  P»«*o  «>  a  ooDditwa  for  airoli* 

*     ■  ■  ■  ■     . 

Meigs  suwenderLl  »^.^  '^  '^'*^'  B^'^W 

the  e^p^Sr£^^"tf  .^'=**^«'» 
government  is  i^^J!f?  f  «wat«t<C 


wi  wuh  the  command,  iTiii.Z^nS  •^****'  ^Mulk -fioptt  to  to^ 


'^lii;^^: 


■Jf^l9* 


Tftt  povffnor  ad^^pessed  the  tronw  ih  9 
%tyfe  calculati  d'^o  prodtic-  i\  <:!(•<  p  imprcs^ioii ;; 
he  thaited  thtm  id  the  name  of  thf  Pf'sidcnt 
of  the  Uoited  States  and  informo't  tLt  tn4liMt 
the  second  army  was  organizing  and  would 
follow  if  necessary, 

Mfien- Httli  fcjWowcd  :— '•Un  marching  tSro^ 
a  wilderness  meniorable  for  savage  barbarity,* 
slidhe**yoit  wMl   remember  the  causes  by 
which  that  barbarity  has  b^err heretofore  ex- 
cited*    Itt  viewing  the   ground' stained  with^ 
the  blood  of  your  fellow  citizens,  it  will  be  im% 
pos^k  to  suppress  the  ieellngs  ofdridignatiOn; 
Passing  by  the  ruins  of  a  fortress*^  erected  in- 
<^ur  territory  in  times  of  profound  peace,  and' 
for  the  express  purpose  of  exoitiiig  the  sava- 
ges to  hostility  and  supplying  them  with  the" 
means  of  conducting'  a   barbarous  war,  must* 
remind  you  of  thar  iqrstem  of  oppression  and* 
i^iustice  whi^i&at  Nation  has  constantly  prao^- 
tisedyand  which  the  spirit  of  a*i  indigaant  p«?o-^ 
lie caiino longei^ ai^re."^  v  - 

At  tJie  close  of  the  geificraFi  speech^  tHe^^ 
troops  uncovered  and  gave  6  cheers  as  a  tes* 
timonial  of  respect  ion  their  bdoved  chief  lii» 
gisiRrtc  and  tteir  new  commander*; 


t      *  ■    ,      i!-^"'' 


Oft  t6e  2tth  gem  ITun  fitthrf  his  tent  ia* 


•-«*■;; 


♦  Port  IfUmi,  erected  by  tfce  Britifc  ta  tyfi  ;  »!•  rmm  ««  to^t* 
ftca  oa tht  left  l»mK  otlht  MUiii^«i>aw tekM»Ji  littk  bclom  fo^ 


r 

eamp  Nfcigvoa  tiie  ^vest^rn  banfcof  the  rwf^ 
and  on  the  same  day  the  U^utecl  SMt^s' fiira 
WIS  hoisted.  At  the  raiding  of  the  fl W,  the 
trooM  lorfi^d  a  hollovf  si|uare  arowid  the 
standard  expressive  ot  their  dctcrmiiwitioiii, 
not  to  surrender  it  but  with  their  live* 

Oh  tWs  occasion  CoL  Cass  said  • 

J'  The  standard  of  your  country  fsdigpie^, 
ed.  Yoii  have  ralliedrounJit  to  defend  Sc 
rights  and  avenge  her  injuries.  May  itwave 
protectioh  to  our  friends  and  defilancc  to  jpuf^ 
^eniics.^  an4  sho^W  it  ever  ineiet  in  tH^  Ibos*: 

L^^f^Hk -^°"^^  "°^  that  the  eagle  pi  HbertY^ 
urhich  It  tears  mil  be  Ibund  more  tfian  a  nUtctt 
«>r  the  hon  of  England.**  . 

TheJburth.  reginnent  haviiig  joined  genei^ 
tAulVthe  army,  removed  from  Oaytoo  on  |hf. 

H?fvl«^t  and  commenced  ij^nttrchior  bd., 

ir^       ■         .     ,  ^  ^ 

•  .'  ,  ...?■..•■    ,C   c:    Yr-i.     •  . 

Gov.  Meig*  iGCompank^  the  army^  to  t^^^^^ 
lianna,  for  the  mi|i09e  of  holding  a  couhqiIj 
with  la  I^«aii  |:hi€fe  of  the  lak^  tribes,    ft^; 
was  a^ifreed  to  i^^new^  dip  treaty  of.  Gr^vijl^  j^ 
, «"«!;  8ff»^«g  the  calMmetrof  p«ice,    bc^lh 
I^*«?^d  cm  the  %ctf r  4>tnt  to  witmaM^^ 
the  sini^i^  of  their  p»rofe^         THJ^ 
dians  appeared  unustM%  friendly,  gire  pcjr* 
I  mission  to  gen.  fluli  to  marcK  through,  tbek^ 


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^Hilltrf  «!ld  16  ertct  block  litrtwc*  tv^tf  Hjf^ 
••ales  which  he  did.        w 

From  l&rbai8fi#^  «ife  ^Irtpfdi^^^  ^Miatiii  is 
liO  mite.  Thcf  rotite  of  the  army  was  thrc^ 
a  thick  and  aIi|i€Wt  traekles»  forest.  M  tSere 
{wfere  a  great  number  of  baggag;e'  waggons  at- 
tached to  the  maf;  H  became  ntcmm  txk' 
open  a  new  road  the  wliole  diatencc.  The 
iiMottbfi  labd  Was  itidi^t,  be%  in  matif  pla. 
ces  a  peHeci  swamp.  The  Wtather  was  rainy 
iifd  man  and  horse  h]»l  to  trai^t  mid  leg  deep 
kimud.  Kequently  the  van  had  to  halt  .^^ 
the  itar^  which  was  as  often  detained  in  iia 
ii»rch  in  readying  wiiggoHts  im^  hdriea  from^ 
mt  mirt..  ■ 

»       '  ■>■«■■:.?'■;  .       ,.      ■ 

.Almost  every  officer  and  soldier  of  gen^nd^^ 
Mir^  SfUqp,  wUh  if^m  I  conversed  on  the 
iMIect,  Odnetitred  In  ateting  thatidie  imift*^ 
fii^iarn^Wfmr  mifim  to  #etn»ewas«^ 
fHpid  as  was  pi*acticable»  cbnsideriog  the  nat^ 
iwal  obstacles  to  be  overcom^^    Mbst  of  thwu^ 

i^  i^ade  Iti  psffiiitig  sm4^m^^    Hitt^ 
«eneaiipttietrt|  «t  tiight,  im  i  hoMiw  m^, 

df  Wfcd  i^ei^    yhemkv  itmm^     im. 

m^tmi  Mm  0i ^^tttfi  mtui^  tmm  » 

Wi»  ihi3«  Miriltigli  ijo^  tMg^ 
^^pba  the  trofops  anived  «t  the  Rapids  j# 


Itores  of  the  ar^y  w,th  30  men  and  wvwJX 
Bern  wives,  With  difwctiowi  to  sail  ^0  D«|iioit 
Th^  ara«  a  fatal  e*ror  ;  for  the  British  IwTiflg 
beciv  apprwe4,of  the  «Jf  ckr#io,i  of  wwj  caS 
turedthe  ressel  at  Maldin.  Thus  ihe  anny 
Uistained  a  serious  and  irrt- parabfe  fosa ;  it  i» 
even  said  that  the  generar*  imnfc  ccMainiMr 
tas  instriicttons  and  a  copjr  of  the  deohraii<^ 
of  war,  was  taken  in  the  vesstl.  He  Rod  bee** 
|re»UMidy  noti6c4i(^the  existence  of  war  wUb 
C<ngldDd  I  •  , 

.fT^f.^'S'^J'"'^  '**=•***  '^^"f"'*  aolbe  6tb 
Jku W-  "  '  ^^'^  J»««e«ly  endured  ioeredw 
^!..y'^:^'^   *^  privation,  ppcuiiar  to  • 

£!?«.  * "' -^  •'^'' »  *'*^ 

The  Hihabitants  oflhe  MicWan  Teti^im 
were  pleased  at  the  well  timed  Ippearanc^ 
so  numerous  a  force,  but  thev  regretted  the 
avoice  made  ui  th?  cowimaiidcr  iniWefc  The 
general,  while  governor  of  the  iwritow,  b»d 
never  been  fortu-wte  epou#  to  cqhMBand  lh» 
12^  M  •'°"^«=""='^».  Aough  jnuBy  of  .hi.  oft. 

IhSr  ^      rt"'  ^f^  **  territol*,!  tni. 
nUawHied  under  hi*  atandai!d,  amoi^  whonfc. 


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ikli»A. 


p^Mi|  III  I  Bill  iT"  *^^-J^^M|||p^g;B?TiwS.<<iM^'4w't^^^ 


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^©hrtfie  miiiHjj^  rftlitf  12SK  Of  A^^ 

^ft^^iK)mintnfmdi6xik  possession  6P 
TOiMj#k5ij  frotn  ivinch  the  tacitiy  tet^at^  ^ 
Ifi»ftppf6flefi.  Here  he  feed  the  Amefkaii 
iKindird)  «Did  is^ed  m  MlonvitiK  ofoclam^i 

^''\?fL*^'^y^^'^  of  peace  and  j»6spieriti, 
tfte^UnSIcA  Stites  have  been  dfiven  to  armii 
Iw  jn^ries  and  aggression^  the  insilhs  m^ 
™*§n»^ies  of  Great  Britain  have   onec  ttioit 
left  them  no' alternative  but  manly  resistsnce 
1^  witjiofiditi&nal  tufeihfefsi^n;    llie  army  un^ 
^rmy  eotttmand  has  invaded  your  coamfy  ;/ 
«he  standard  of  the  Union  now  waves  over  (he 
^itory:^  of  Canada.     To  the  jH^aceable  un- 
ciffending  inhabitants,  it  brings  neither  danger 
t^t  diffi<jufty.     it-eome  to  find'  enemies,  not  to 
Wike  tbem.     ^coniq  to  protect  nbt  to  injure 


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Separated  hy^m  immehs^idceaff  ttS  an  e3ti 
tensive  wilderness  from  Great  Britian,  yoti 
h^v6  no  parttcipaiion  in  her  councils,  no  ia- 
tserest  in  hef  cortduct.  You  hai^e  felt  h^r  ty* 
wnnyj  you  have  seet]^  her  injusiice.  But  I  do 
imi  asl|  yott  to  avenge  the  one,  or  to  redrt  st 
the  other.  The  United  States  are  suffioiently 
pwvetful  to  aflford  evi^y  security  consistent 
witii  their  rights  and  your  expectations,  t 
tiader  you  the  invaluable  blessing  of  civil,  pD- 


fore  of  tl,«  ,      T^".,  **"nff  cbiklren  there. 

«««  of  the  siune  fapijljr  with  vs.  and  heSI  ^ 

ScS.e'^l^ot  i?d  '^  ^°«  4.  aZdi2f 
«„«       J    *°"  *^"  *^  emancipated  from  tT 


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wiii^i^tft^:>it  you/  If  the  barbarous  and 
str^ge  foVity  6f  &  Brttam  be  pursued^  and  the 
savages  ate  fet  loo^e  to  murder  our  citizens 
a^  miteher  even  women  and  childretiy  this 

W^a  WILL  llX  A  WAR    OF  ^XTERMINATtON. 

The  fil*st  stroke  of  the  tomahawk— the  first  at. 
lenipt  with  the  scalping  knife,  will  be  the  sig- 
nal of  an  indiscriminate  scen'e  of  desolation. 
No  white  man  found   fighting  by  the  side  of 
an  Indian  will  be  taken  prisoner-*  instant  death 
win  be  his  lotr    If  the  dictates  of  reasons  duty) 
justice  and  humanity  cannot  prevent  the  em- 
ployment of  a  force  which  respects  no  rights/ 
and  knows  no  wrong,  it  will  be  prevented  by 
a  severe  and  relentless  system  cJf  retaliation. 
I  doubt  not  your  eour a  gean^  firmness— 1  will  j 
not  doubt  your  attachment  io  liberty.     If  you  i 
tender  your  services  voluntarily,  they  Will  be  i 
accepted  readily.:  The  United   States   oft:r 
you  peace,  liberty  and  security,     Youi*  choice 
lies"  between  these  and  war,  slavei*y  and  des- 
truction.    Choose   then,  but  choose  wisely  ;| 
and  may  he  who  knows  the  justice  of  our  causci 
a»)d  who  holds  in  his  hand  the  fate  of  nations, 
guide  you  to  a  result  the   most  compatible 
with  your  rights  and  interestSi  your  peace  and] 
happiness," 

«    This  pmdamation  was  well  catcutaled  td 

of  the  Canadians,  such  indeed  was  it$1nOuencet{ 
Ih^  the  greater  part  of  the  militia  m  the  sep 


13 

ther  retired  to  their  homes  or  joined  the   A- 
meriean  armyi  »»   «< 

However,  when  our  army  6rst  made  its  an 

and  foiests,  from  an  enemy   whom  thev  we«. 

2s'than'^'"'^  r?  ""^  crudandM;"^,^ 
cious  than  savage^  but  when  they  perceivS^''^-- 
the  troop,  were  not  disposed  to  injure  thrirj^'^,^ 
persons  or  property,  they  returned  to   S  ^'^^ 
homes  in  full  confidence  of  protection.  ^*^ 

ch2l  JT*-""!  IPP'ared  to  hesitate  in  the 
choKe  of  friends,  b^id^^      awed  into 

Zo/l!f  A^  '°  '"•^'^™'^"^  unexpected  a  dis! 

denlatfhni  ^  •"!:  T>  *  P°"  "'  ^°«  M»l. 
rto^d  tl  ■  -  •"*l^f'-'"«bfc  »nd  feebly  gar. 
f  X  .  •  ""  "*"'"*'"*  ^^^"''d  ftvoumble  to 
strike  an  important,  perhaps  a  decisive   blow 

wsiting  wnh   torturing    impaiicnee  for  the 

!r,r!":..  ^  'r''»t  »  ""«1  disappointment     .  -  . 
---  «i^j  uuuuiGu  tu  experience  ! 


iMjf^. 


Col.  M*Afthur  was  detached  with  aboiit 


B 


ISO 


.i.4 

I 

m^n  to  the  >iiver  Thames,  where  he  ca|)lured 
a  considerable  quantity  of  provisions^  bkiiketSi 
arms  and  amfnunition*  Another  party  was 
sent  to  Belle  Donne,  for  the  purpose  of  .secu« 
ring  several  hundred  merino  sheep,  the  prop- 
erty of  the  £arl  of  Stlkirk.  Thesa  parties 
met  with  no  opposition  &nd  were  received  ia 
a  friendly  manner  by  the  inhabitants* 

On  the  )  5th  €ol.  Cass  was  detached,  with 
2£0  men  to  reconnoitre  the  enemy's  advanced 
postsi  They  were  found  m  possession  of  the 
bridj^e  over  Aux  Cannards  river,  5  miles  from 
Maiden.  After  makmg  a  suitable  reconnoi. 
sance  of  their  position,  that  excellent  officer 
ascended  the  liver  about  5  miles  to  a  ford,  Sc 
thetKedown  on  the  south  side,  to  the  enemy 
whom  he  i^tacked  and  drove  from  their  posi- 
tion. This  was  the  first  time  since  the  reird- 
tion,  tliat  American  miiitia  had  come  in  con- 
tract with  British  regulars.  Our  men  moved 
I  the  attack-  with  great  spirit.  Three  timei 
the  enemy  formed,  and  as  often  retreated.— 
Night  compelled  our  troops  to  reljnquii^  the 
pursuit.  Col.  Cass  encamped  on  the  scene  of 
action  during  the  night,  and  on  the  jl  3th  re- 
turned to  camp,  without  further  molestation. 
If  the  enemy  had  been  thenux  force.,  would 
they  not  have  made  him  pay  dear  for  his  te- 
merity,  for  thus  having  dared  to  sleep  with  a 
snittti  dctdchuicirt,  witrMii  icsa  inaii  5 
from  their  main  depot  of  men  and  stores  1 


iiiiico  I 


IS 

Oaief  smaH^detachmenJS  were  occawoDally 
sent  down  to  the  river  Anx  Cmmtda,  to  dil 
cover  the  force  and  poaition  of  the  cnenw  • 
Ae  result  was  fr.qnent  skirmishing  without 
material  toft  to  either  side.  In  one  of  those 
«ncontres  however,  ihe  Americans  lost  seven 
Mled  and  ten  wounded.  The  howe  of  Col. 
M  Arthur  was  shot  under  him.  The  Queen 
eharlotte,  whicn  wiwat  anchor  off  the  mouth 
of  the  AuxCannatds,  saluted  our  men   iviih 

PuZr  r'^"'"''"     ^"^^  M'ArthurandcIJt 
mhofii;  being  on  a  reconnoitering  excursion 

of  d^.  iT"'^  "c'Pl*'  '""'"6  into  an  ambush 
ot  the  Indiana     Such  was  the  naiure  of  the 

JurLfn^"'  ™''"***"''^    in  Canada    while 
h,H  ^  P?Tf •*  f*.  P"'*^^'""  °^  Ssndwich,  it 

Km;.*^'"  "'""■■  ^'^^P'  and  entourage 

sur^enSLnt'".!!"'""   '^'«=hilimackinac  had 
surrendered  to  the  enemy  without  resistance 
a  reinforcement  of  4OO  regulars  under  the  L-' 
defatigablc  Brock,  had  arrived  at  Maiden  Vnd 
«nme,^ous  Indian  chiefs,  began   to  2e"'the"r 

deSchilf  '"ll^f  August  Major  Van  Horn  was 
detached  with  200  men,  principally  nfleoien 
to  proceed  to  the  river  E     ;>,  r,\-  „{'""""'="» 
of  »rnr»:»„  .  ,  "     '  '"'^  the  purpose 

w  escortinj  a  convoy  of  provisions  to  the  .-- 

ii'iid  fo™eT'*"''*?*"  *>'6e  body,  of  Indian, 
lad  formed  an  ambuscade,  and  oui- troops  re. 


It 


Im 


H 


oeived  a  galling  fire  at  the  ^stanee  e^^j  of  S^ 
yards  from  the  enemy.  The  whole  detach- 
ment retreated  in  disorder.  Major  Van  Horn 
made  eveiy  exertion  to  ^Uy  them  but  in  yain^ 
our  loss  was  seventeen  killed — seven  of  whom 
were  officers,  4  Captains  and  S  Lieutenants, 

The  names  of  the  brave  captains^  who  felt 
and  whose  bodier  were  shockingly  mangled 
by  the  Indians,  were  Gilchrist,  Ullery,  IVl'Cul- 
lach  and  Bocrstler. 

**  Alai  I  nor  wtfr,  nor  ehildrca  more  (htll  they  behold,  aor  Xtien^ 
nor  Tacrcd  home.** 

This  gallant  attempt  having  proved  unsuc. 
ceasful,  Col.  Miller  was  detached  on  the  8(h 
with  COO  men,  (0  open  the  communication,  and 
protect  the  provisions  which  were  under  the 
escort  of  Capt.  Brush*  The  detachment  con^ 
sisted  of  regulars  and  Ohio  and  Michigan  voL-i 
untcers.  On  the  9th  about  4  o'clock  P.  NL 
the  vanguard.  Commanded  by  capt.  SnrH'ingJ 
was  fired  upon  by  an  extensive  line  of  Britis!i| 
troops  and  Itidians  at  tlw;  lower  end  of  the  viK 
lage  of  Maguago,  14  imilcs  from  Detroit.  Atl 
this  time  the  main  body  were  marching  in  two] 
aolumns  at  the  distance  of  half  a  mile.  Capt,| 
Snelling  maintained  his  position  in  a  most  gal- 
lant  manner,  under  a  very  heavy  fire,  untill 
the  line  was  formed  and  advanced  to  his  reJ 
lief,  when  the  whole,  excepting  the  rear  guard  J 
was  brought  into  action.  The  enemy  were] 
forn>ed  behind  a  breast  work  of  feUed  trecQ)| 


': 


hold,  aor  frieodk' 


17 

which  they  had  been  several  a,,«  Preparing 
The  moment  Col.  Millep  had  broug'ht  up  h& 
»w,psml,m^,  tHe  enemy  sprang  from  the* 
hrfmg  places  «jd  formed'^lnk  rf  battle.    A 
S;!r™ti!i  r?5"IP"  "^  toutest  heart  nbw 
£^S  wbK  "7"^    ^'"  Americanrhad  to  con- 
twd  wiA  a  fore*  one  third  greater  than  thelf 
own.^  Fire  hundred  indkns  aJmrat  entirely 
iMked,  were  fighting  on  almoat  every  hide,  led 
on  and  encouniged  by  British  officer  ,ndUv! 
«ge  chiefc    Bur  American  valor  rose  sZ. 
nor  to  c«ry  thmg;    Our  troops  charred  and 

wl  age  of  Brownstown,  where  the  British  t«Jc 
to ^«r  boatsand  the  Indians  to  the  wooaT 
fci^^  ^y  "^  *"  *■""  ™«*'  Col.  Mil. 

lntth^m^'*;;^Pu*^  *^'"''y  t«  charge  and 
«ut  them  up-but  they  could  not  be  made  to 

.dvance,  a  though cpt.   Snelling  ofle^d  to 

head  them  m  person.    This  cowardice  of  .he 

^n,?^  'r  "•  u*'^^*' **  "^""y  from  twal  dt"! 
S  '/"k***  ^"'•^''  were  in  complete  dis. 
order  and  their  guna  unloaded. 

-f^'V^"'"  JMving  thu»  opened  the  way, 
was  determined  to  push  on  to  the  River  Rai- 

H?.lUo  ^^"'*?.",r'*™P*°'7  order  from  Gen. 

?«f  ft  T'l^  P^'^'''*'  '^Wch  he  obeyed  the 
day  after  the  battle.  On  their  return  tiward* 
Betrwt,  our  troops  were  frcfquentiv  fired  un. 
^..  .iom  liic  irrg  Hunter,  which  look  several 
Posmons  for  that  purpose  ;  eyen  tlie  wounded 

»2 


I 


I 


I 


18 

Who  were  conveyed  in  waggons,   were  inhii- 
manly  fired  upon.  f^  t;^f 

The  a//i«  lost  in  the  battle  of  JSiaguagoj 
about  one  hundred  killed  and  twice  that  num- 
bcr  wounded.  They  were  commanded  by 
major  Muir  of  the  British  regulars,  who  was 
wounded  Tecumseh,  Marpot  and  Walk4n* 
the- water,  directed  the  Indians. 

The  Americans  had  1 8  killed  and  58  wooiidf- 
ed :  thus  wai  much  blood  spilt  without  achfev- 
mg  the  object  of  the  detachment.     Too  mutjh 
praise  cannot  be  bestowed  on  the  officers  and 
men  generally,  engaged  in  that  conHict.     Coh 
Miller  provtd  himself  by  his  courage  and  m. 
dicious  arrangements,  equal  to  a  more  respon- 
sible  command.     Capt.  Baker   was  wounded 
in  tht  le^    Lieutenant  Larabee  lost  an   arn>. 
Itiese  oftcers    distinguished  themselves.-. 
Capts.  Delandrc  and  Brevoort,  of  the  Michi- 
gan volunteers  conducted  in  a  brave  and  sof. 
slcr.likc  manner. 

At  lenght  after  a  lafise  o/almoitfourweeksy^ 


.k   I  if  ^^^'i""*  ^V  '""••O'ng  ^'•ow  ^he  nth  of  July  till 

m  Cana«J«.  was  the  (onj^ru^Ion  0/  gu^  carriMga.     Th« 
Geo.  fayi  in  hia  official  difpatch  to  ihe  fecrci«?y  of  war, 

«irr  J-^'*  'i'  '^'''  ***''."  '^^  S"^^**  •''doftrr  waf 
exerted  10  making  preparations  [to  attack  Maiden!  and 

tthree  howitzer*  were  prepared."     Here  then  fhe  wK«i. 
ariBf ,  except  thole  on  df  lachmenti,  tod  all  the  carpen- 


V 


,19 


V3t 


r-tion  ma^e  for  an  immediate   iovestm.  ut  S 

oojtet  of  the  expedition,     tt,  by  w-aifine  ^ 
hSaVy  artaiery,  it  ^as  agreecj  to  wail,  ff  n^lt 

cLl.     •'♦  ""i?  ^'  ^''y   '^a*   appoM^ 
cominencir^  their  march.    Gen.  Hull  deckr 
ed  to  th^  officers  that  he, '  con4S"SS 
pledged  to  te^dtfie  ariny  to  Jlat?^^^ 
ammunition  wi^  placed  i/the  y^^-f^ 

Pt  not  the  «*/lfr  eoBlifbeeoodua^rftn  Iff   fl?5„-rU°**^ 


«  J'ri  sen**-*  bad  been  itfooftiS^'^f  T^YlSS 


•od  were  at  all  tlrnu  fpuiot  S,  th. 


pofeSoo  of  the  bf 


tofmj. 


ia«<f' 


oaimoii  W^re  ptacfd  on  boa^d  tfe  f^tidg^bitt^ 
iferitty  and  every  requisite  article  was  prepa* 
ltd.  The  spirit  and  zeal,  the  ardor  and  ani. 
tiiation  disphyed  by  fhe  ofB^er^  and  men,  on 
teaming  die  near  accompli^hm^t  of  tl^ir 
iHisbfafviat  a  sure  and  sacrtd  pledge,  that  in 
fStut  Iburof  ttid'their  would  liot  be  found  wan- 
ting tO  tliefe  counti^  ^d  tfacmselvei; 


Bill  6eri;  Hill  aSan^ed  life  pflii  of  at. 
t^ciring'litidiin^broke  up  his  camp,  evacua- 
f^  ^ulada  and  recro^ed  the  river  on  the 
tfc^iofidikSthbfA^gust^iiHdiQutthe  ahadi 
iiiw«f  an  e^my  to  injjure  him/ 

^  'tlic  Canadte;  wfio  had  joined  the  Awcr- 
ieannhny  were  abandoned  to  the  vengeance  of 
iieir  old  masters  The  confid^^lce  of  the  af- 
Hiy  in  its  genefftl  was  destroyed^ 

Thi5  «bnltniiuid^  Ih  chief  h»d  even  spoken^ 
ft  9i  fi^ittiiatUhi  but  his  field  officers  had  de- 
tfermiiiectf  as  a  last  resort^  to  incur  the  respon- 
iibifity  of  divesting  ham  of  hts  command ;  bur 
Aftif  measure  was  prevented!  either  by  a  respecr 
fer  ndiitar}'  discipline,  or  by  two  of  the  com* 
ttiandjttig  oficers  of  regiiaents  (M' Arthur  and 
€ass);being,ordered^  on  detachments. 

ft)r  some  time  g^hering^  nnw  agftumflil  %  moi# 

tttteattaing  ai^eW     *"  ,  . 


Shortly  after  the  Americans  retreated  from 
Canada,  General  Brock,  who  well  knew  how 
fr<r  M  :^''^  f  ""?'7  advantage,  advanced 

iT^-.^  i'"/"'l*''°''  "  P°«tion  directly  opl 
pos  te  Detroit,  where  without  the  least  inte?. 

terv  «%f,,?f  permitted  to  establish    a  bat. 
tery,  and  that  too,  at  a  time,  when  the  Ameri. 

forie;  '""*  "^^  "P'^""'"  ^  '»"»'^^i« 

On  the  Uih  of  August  Cols.  M'Arthur  and 
W.f  7^1«""<»«'^e«'  to  s«lw«  400  of  their  best 
,Th  .Kk  P"''P?*''  **'^  '""riug  Capt.  Brush 
Ralin  TK^"'^  "^  PTOvisions  sfiU  .1  the  riv« 
Kaism.    Th:s  detachment  were  to  take  a  cir- 

for  on  the  evening  of  the  ]«th  they   received 

0„  the  I5th,  an  officer  arrived  from  SinJ. 
wioh,  bearing  a  flag  of  truce  from  ?en.  Brock 

tmg  that  he  could  no  longer  restrain  the   lury 

solLTr*.'  T«  "»'«•"  immediate  an^ 
spirited  refusal  was  returned.  Shi-rtly  after 
he  eneujy  opened  .heir  batteries  upL  4" 
rwn.  The  fire  was  returned  and  continued 
»uhout  interruption  till  dark.  '•"'"•nuea 

meted  ^  S2''?h^""»'°"''°*«^" '^com. 
incncea.     About  the    same    t\m^   tU^    -.-.^_  __ 

'^gan  toiandlrbopHattS^  spriiig  Wdl^S 


St 

mWn  below  Detroit.  At  aereti  o^cIock  they 
iad  completed  their  landing  and  immediately 
took  up  their  line  of  march*  They  moved  in 
dose  column  of  pktoonsi  12  in  fronts  upon  tht 
lank  of  the  river.  v    < 

The  4ih  regiment  was  stationed  m  the  front, 
tlic  Ohio  volunteers  and  a  part  of  the  Michi* 
gan  militia  behind  a  line  of  pickets,  in  a  situa. 
lioB  to  gall  the  whole  iank  of  the  enemy.— 
The  residue  of  the  Michigan  militia  were  in 
the  upper  part  of  the  town  to  resist  the  incur, 
sions  of  the  savagesj  The  24  pounders  load. 
ed  with  grape  shot,  were  posted  upon  a  com- 
manding eminence,  ready  to  swcap  the  advan- 
cing column.  In  this  sk nation,  our  troops  in 
the  eager  expectation  of  victory,  awaited  the 
approach  of  the  enemy.  Noi  a  sigh  broke  up. 
on  the  ear,  not  a  look  of  cSwafdice  met  the 
eye.     Every  man  expected  a   proud  day  tor 

his  country,  aiid  each  was  anxious  to  perform 
his  duty. 

When  the  head  of  the  Kostrlfe  column  had 
arrived  within  about  500  yards  of  the  Ameri- 
can  line,  general  Hull  ordered  the  v  h  >le  to 
retreat  to  thefort^andthe  24poi  '^  ^  i.oxto 
fire  upon  the  enemy  !•  One  universal  burst  of 
indignation  was  apparent  upon  the  receipt  of 
this  order*  The  folly  and  impropriety  of 
CFOi*€in|r  IIGG  n»en  into  a  little  work,  which 
^(hi  cJd  fully  man,  and  into  which  the  shot 
aiad  shcll&otUhc  enemy  were  falimg,  was  pal. 


^_ 


block  thtf 

limediately 

moved  in 

it^  upon  tht 

n  the  front, 
the  Michi* 
t  in  a  situa. 
;  enemy.— 
Itia  were  in 
tthe  incur, 
nders  load, 
an  a  com- 
the  advan- 
r  troops  in 
iwaited  the 
I' broke  up- 
i:e  met  the 
ud  day  tor 
to  perform 

>Iumn  had 
the  Ameri- 

V  h  )le  to 
krs  A  or- to 
sal  burst  of 

receipt  of 
opriety  of 
ork,  which 
ch  (he  shot 
j^y  was  pal. 


IS 

the  waL     A  S  Icrrir^  '"'  "^"^ 
mitlwM.  »k-.  Mincer  rode  up  to   en- 

f  'ofc'gan  Temtoiy,  to  the  BriUsh  arms  J* 
we  tort,  but  «j>e  detachment  of  Cob.  M'A'thu, 

~T4t  tt  •-ij^r'^  -Pta^  B,S 

n^^^     ""s  «n  tne   whole  to  more   than  20ri 

considerable  quantity  of-  mUitarv  «o J!      5 
provision*     Th-  TT  '•.  1  '""""■y  stores  and 

o  g""s  tell  iwo  the  hands  of  the  enemy. 
^JJ^  Amedcn  an^  jyere  superior  to 

««Mr.l  Hnll  .od  Col  Crf.    Th      ':  r  '"*"»'  '•"'•">' 

»hHfollrc,rrobora..rfT.i^  «*"•  "»"•  WWF,  b« 
it!  PanicBl",     Th,,!.  •      *^'""'  «•'  C"*-  C»fi  in  M 

-  5..-.  hXr^  'il;:XK^.';rv:';;;*;'n!^«^^^^^^ 

i»r»»ihatih«^.,r;A-^    "5  "_-* '-^''^J'      tvery  one 
»«  event  came  l-wT^I  1%*'^"'^  *'"'  **«  *orrend«^. 


t4 

the  enemy  in  point  of  numbers,  is  proved  by 

the  statements  of  col.  Cass,  and  capt.  Dobbin, 

M9  well  as  the  official  account  of  gen.   Brock. 

>    '       ■         •    "  _.. 

The  indignant  aspect  of  our  troops,   after 

the  surrender,  alarmed  the  British  commawJer ' 
so  much,  that  he  evinced  the  utmost  solicitude 
to  get  rid  of  them,  by  sending  them  off  imme- 
diately in  different  directions,  dismissing  ma- 
ny without  even  asking  their  parole.  The 
C5hio  volunteers  were  landed  at  Cleveland. 
The  remnant  of  the  brave  4th  regiment  were 
sent  to  Quebec,  and  experienced  the  most  bru- 
tal treiatmcnt. 

The  consequences^  of  the  surrender  of  gen. 
Hull's  army  are  not  to  be  all  described  within 
the  limits  of  this  work.,  The  wide  scene  of 
flight  and  misery,  of  blood  and  desolation, 
which  followed  this  disastrous  event,  is  at 
once  beyond  the  descriptive  powers  of  the 
writer  and  the  conception  of  the  reader.  The 
whole  north  \yestern  frontier  of  Ohio  was  laid 
•pen  to  savage  incursion. 

The  chagrin  of  disappointment,  added  t© 
the  serious  loss  of  a  fiae  army,  cast  a  tempo- 
rary  gloom  over  the  whole  union,  but  this  sen- 
timent soon  subsided,  arid  all  felt  the  necessity  I 
of  immediate  action.  Pennsylvania  and  Vir- 
ginia, Kentucky  and  Ohio,  all  M\  eager  t« 
wipe  avvay  ine  deep  staiu  ou  our  natioriui  CiU»f- 
acter.      Volunteers  cvtry   where    presented 


us 

therascjyw,  and  but  a  short  period  ^lapted  be- 

tricve  the  fortun,..  of  arms.    A  Iwdcr  ml 
wan„nffi.a|l  eyes  looked,  wi.ha  common  7m. 

tea  voice  of  the  people  of  ihe  west  called  on 

aH^gmwhties,  and  general  frdam  HenZ 
ffarmon,  was  brevetted  a  major  generalfw^^ 
J-JI^J^  to  Uke  .«,^m,pd  oi  tl^  norS^ 

fortunately  at  the  very  instant  of  general 

Iwere  on  fh  ?""'^^lS"'^'-«.  ""<!«  gen.  Payne, 

I  were  on  their  march   to   reinforce   the  north 

western  army  ;  but    the   movements   of  a2 

corps  were  by  „o  means  as  rapid  as  hey  ouS 

to  have  been.     If  .his  officer  did  notZS 

otVftroit  he  was  ma  situation   to  arrest  in 
|sar«.  measure  thfjinroads  of  the  «.,;:;j^Lto 

About  this   time  news  was  received  of  th,. 
vacuation  6f  fort  Dearborn,  situated   at    the 

iZo!:i  ''"''^'  Michigan/andXe  massa!    " 
Clf?  K*,  ,^1""""'-    O"  the  15th  of  Aueust 

rr  "'*  "^«^<?^,.'9r  fort  Wayne.  The  oariv 
:f  «<l««mpanied  by  100  Confute  T„HiaL"2 
'^cy  nau  not  marched  more  thanhjf  a"mk 
eu  they   were   attacked 


by  600  Kick 


apoo 


and  Wintil^^  lifins.    tfe^&nfcle|t^- 

nie^iattly  JpKied'thc  ^hcmy*    The  <ft)ntest 

'ia^d  but  ten  minutes,  WK^tl  eviery  toan,  wa 

'man  and  child,  ambuntiitg  to  i23^oul^,  were 

killed  except  fifteen  who  were   carried   ihio 

On  the  3d  i^f  Septemtoe^  the  Indians  niadiB 
a  furious  assault  on  Foft  Harrison.  They 
kept  lip  a  brisk  fire  the  whole  night,  and  one 
time  had  actually  succeeded  in  making  ij 
breach  in  the  defences  of  the  place.  The  rpofJ 
uf  the  buildings  were  several  times  bn  fire; 
one  ipf  the  block  hoUffcs  was  burnt.  Xaptair 
Taylorj  however,  succeeded  in  defending  th 
pOJ>t  and  finally  beat  them  off.  The  sibci 
\v^s  enough  10  try  the  soul  of  a  ftero.  ^hird 
were  but  18  cffectivemen  in  tTiefori^  and  twd 
of  them,  in  a  moment  of  despair,  leapt  thJ 
pi itkets  to  escape.  Tht  iilght  was  dark,  fl^ 
raging  of  the  fire,  the  yelling  of  several  Mf 
dred  savages,  and  the  cries  of  the  womei 
were  sufficieiU  to  excite  terror  in  the  stotitea 
heart.  For  this  heroic  defence,  capt.  T^yM 
was  shortly  afterwards  promoted  to  a  major  bj 
the  iPresident,  f    ,  ; 

Early  Iri^^lptembe^  Vttf  1^^^  i 

dian   force  left   Mald^h  t^  lii^  ^a^f  ^  ^^ 
tiers  of  Ohio.     Fort  Wayne  was  xht  Icadifl 

T\r\\t\t  Qt  attack- 

On  the  4;th  of  Septcirtbci*,  general  Harrist 


tfnv^^at  l/rbaiina  and    assumed  the   com. 

S'"^  ?L?iSi"°'"^  ^^''^"  «™y-    The  rap. 
ids  of  Ihe  \f.atra  ot  thp  I,akes,  were  fixed  ■ip. 

en  as  the  point  of  concentration,  the  several 
eorps  of  which  were  to  inovc  in  the  following 
directions  ;-20GO.,  Fennsjjvania  volunteers^ 
Dnder  brigadier  gei»eral  Crooks,  were  to  move 
from  Pittsburgh  atong  the  shore*  of  lake  Erie  • 
general  Toppers  brigade  of  Ohio  volunteers 
were  to  take  HuW,  route  from  Urbanna  to 
he  rapids  ;  150&  Virginians,  under  brig.  «n. 
Leftwich,  were  to  take  the  same  route,  when- 
T*"  *5y  ^'""'W  ""ve.  General  Payne's  brig- 
?f*-.  °/^^5°™«*y**9lttnteers,   with  the  17ih 

advance  to  fort  Wayne  and  descend   the  Mi- 

•able  houses,    A  brother  of  gov.  Meio-s  Z 
[two  soldiers  •wer.kiUed  near  the  ibrt.  ^  '  ""' 

,„?^p""""*°?'?""='^«*"'«h  the  brigade  of 
fe^n.  Payne  and  the  regulars  to  relieve  fort 
[Wayne,  the  enemy  fled  at  his  approach. 

>a&h??T%'^''°""'''«=   '"^"'fnt   for 
iaKinj;;  tile  inciians^  fi^^'i  *»»-  ^xr^i-^  „,   .  • 

-.  .      "    '    "''"-'  -=-"  vuvuis  m  iiiff  war. 


,i«B.™r  "•^"^  "■  .«-i«;6irpzri 


n 

against  several  towni^  within  two  dayf  march 
of  that  place.  The  whole  lorce  was  divitfcil' 
and  placed  under  the  command  of  jjcneral 
Payne  and  CoL  Wells.  The  former  was  di. 
recttd  lo  destroy  the  Miami  towns  at  the  forks 
of  the  Wabash  ;  and  the  latter  to  go  against 
the  Potawatamic  villages  at  Elk  Hart.       ' 

The  commander  in  chief  accompanied  getil 
Payne  on  the  expedition  :  four  of  the  Miami 
villages  were  burnt,  tliree  of  which  were  re- 
markably  flourishing.     All  the   corn  wjTs  cutj 
and  up  piled,  in  order  tliat  it  might  rot  l^forej 
the  enemy  could  return  to   {)rt van t' it.     ColJ 
Welfs was  rqually  successfuij  he  destroyed 
several  villages  and  returned  to  camp  withoui] 

loss.  .  '     -^^  ,::^j  ^:;'' 


:*  >>•■■ 


At  this  time  general  Winchester  arrived  at] 
fort  Wayne  hhcI  general  Harrison  rcsigited  t 
command  of  the  detachment  under  gen.  Payne 
and  col.  Wells,  to  him,  in  obedience  to  the  '^t 
r-^ogements  of  the  vvar  department.     CoiVside 
rabic  discontent  and  murmering  was  observa^ 
ble  amoHg  the  troops  when  they  were  inform^ 
«d  of  the  change  ;  but  on  being  addressed  bylgg^^ 
gen.  Harrison,  they  appeared   better  satisfi  dBL^j^ 
He  assured  them  th^t  ii'any  thing  could softeftlg^j* 
the  regret  which  he  felt  at  pMing  with  mew  ^-qj,^! 
who  had  so  entirely  won   his  confide^ »ce    ^r 
affection,  it  was  the  circumstance  of  his  coin^ 
lYiiftintir  t-K^m  fr»  the  c^»a»'D'©  fifoneof  the  hgrocM      nrK. 

of  the  revolution^  a  m^n  di^tingjiished  a$.  weiilie^afe' 


6»j9  march 
yas  cliyi(le«[' 

of 'Ijenerar 
ner  was  di- 
I  at  the  forks 

go  a 
[art. 


;ain8t 


ipaniedgeii! 
the  Miami 
:h  Were  re 
lorn  Wifs  cut 
It  rot  before 
int'it..''  Col. 
e'  ttestroycd 
amp  without 


day.,  while  m  acci^e  and  .evere  "^.y ''.,:" 
h,d  .carcely  a  sufficiency  of  food  to  sustS 
S:"a,fo"i-a"'il  "'*^"'  -mc^lrtic"  Tf 

been  expected  fton»Teter«n  trooL  But  s^ch 
wa.  their  personal  «ttachmer»t  to  gen  Harr? 
«>n,  that  th.y  woul^  have  sufifcredSo"  anv 

An  or$;r  of  the  secretary  of  wnr    ;n^;.i»  j 
pneral  Harrison  with  the  co^LS  o  "Iffi 

icnerak  fv!f  r  ?; '"  ""=  ^""^""'^  °f  '!«=  two 
.„ .Kh,J       'J^f^'e   to   much  collision  and 

u  .  GonsTdel  ^e^Jf  *^  F°<i^«^i  between  two  officers  of 
*as  observai''Slfi°^?V  «"*•  possessing  less  magna 
^ere  inform  J  S^,^'^'^"?-**  <=.0°?^qu«nces  to  the  na.ian?- 
Kldressed  bJ  "*  ^"^°f  "Bljor  general  was  confirmed  to 
ttersausficl£"-te*f^by  the   prisdcnt ,   siill  that  of - 
c6uld'softe|f;?'J^'"^'''='f?'  possessed  priority  of  date, 

g  With  .meJf  ^f  "•  «m"  ''"'  to  command  the  h,rsS 
.fido.ce   a.|™  ^1''^^'""'^**  considered  general  H=^ri. 
of  bis  conl'^'l  ""»'»«■»'*"«»  chief, 
of  the  heroea     ipk^  ... j-    :"■■'$: u::."f.'>^\ 

1'^*^^ J^*?pri»cicf  It3  dptytQ  the  fuU  extent  of 

I  92 


/ 


T  arrived  at 
resigned  thid 
rgeiu  Payne 
ice  to  the  a^ 


f«rs 


I 


ir 


£i  1 


Si 


•3  •. 


its  ability  j  every  thing  requisite  for  tfie  sup*- 
ply  of  ibc  army  was  forwarded  with^  aU  prAci- 
cable  expedition. 

''      -  .  ■ 

One  circumstance»  abchre  all^  must   not  be 

orerlookcd.    The  greater  part  of  the  volunteer* 
now  concentrating  under  gien.  ttarriaoni  con. 
sisted  of  men  whose  families   and  property 
were  not  exposed  to  danger,  and  who  conse- 
quently, were  infiuenced  by  the  most  disinter- 
tsted  patriotism.   Col.  R.  M.  Johnson,  a  inern* 
ber  of  congress,  from  Keatu^cky,  who  has  since 
so  nobly  distingubhed   himself,  was  among! 
the  foremost.— Gen.  Harrison  fixed  his  head- 
quarters at  St.  Maiys  ;  gen.   Winchester  ad^ 
vanced  to  fort  Defiance.     He  found  the  ene- 
my  in  possession  of  the  ground  and  too  strong] 
for  his  force  ;  he  dispatched  an  express  to  gen.| 
Harrison,  who  immediately  marched  to  his  as. 
sistanee  with  2000  mounted  riflemen  «nd  mus« 
keteers  all  furnished  with  three  days  provis- 
ions.   In  the  mean  time,  however,  the  enemy] 
had  suddenly  decamped  and  desceruled  tha 
Miami,    .Our  troops  went  in  pursuit  but  could  I 
not  overtake  them.     This  was  the  expeditio]! 
from  Maiden  ;  they  had  several  field  pieces*  [ 
Tecumseh  commanded  the  Indians. 

The  attention  of  the  commanding  general  i 
was  now  for  some  time  confined  to  arranging 

in  opening  rotds,  building  boats  and  erecting 
block  housesi  preparatory  to  the  march  of  the 


91 

WMf  to  tilt  oSject  of  the  cwnpaimi.    Hi.  .- 
emoM  were  indefatigable.         ^      «•»•«' 

On  the  4th  of  OctoBerbriMdrer  «.n   t* 
per  received  order,  to  proS  t  £"*  ^?f 
with  the  whole  of  the  .SountS  fScetn  c?nS 
tion  for  service  •  fcinr  fn   «««    '^^^^i  m  conch* 

an  expoMrton  o,  the  causes  whJk'^^^i'"'"*l 
thefaHufeoftfieeiDedi^^f  ^u-  P™«'"«««» 
-y  clearly  pt^ffi^h  ^SSSS 
Tapper  w.re  incapable  of  conm^^^f  * 

OntJieWth  ofKovembcr  the  «.i»k    .  •* 
part-zaachief,  Lo^..^  dic^'oJ'histSj* 

*  ;■-'■..  ,-■'--  -        '        - 

r^^h...,ro.u,„ ..„.„*.„„„. ..a.  ^„,  ^^  .^ 

«.««lh,„„,«,i„,to»i.„«r.d.*„d  wB.n.  f.i.,W.^p.„„i,, 

w  lI  ; » ':""'"■*  '""• """ "''°"  '^°'""  -"» "■•  «•"' 

[-«og^.f»..d  «...  wUh  «.  ««,..v^»,„,  i^i.k.^i*  * 
J«t..y  to  eo«r  A,.  r«i*«,,rtidi  ke  ijd  i.  a  «!»«  »...        . 


f 


This  Ibss  was  regretted  by  the  whole  army. 
He  wfisa  brstve  and  enterprising  warrior,  sin*, 
merely  attached  to  the  Americans,  and  posses- 
a  powerful  influence  over  the  ^dians* 

Oil  the  8th  of  November  a  detachment  of 
600  tnen^  commanded  by  coL   Campbell,   left 
Franklinion  on  an  expedition  against  the  Mi, 
ami  Indians,  living  on  the  head  Waters  of  the 
Wabashi     Gh  the  17th  of  Dec.  they  aitived  at 
one  of  the  Missassinway  villages,  surprized,, 
killed  ^warriors  and  took  37  prisoners.    They 
burnft  three  other  villages  3  miles  further  down^ 
the  rivei*,  and  then  returned  to  the  first   town^l 
destroyed,  and  encamped.    About  an  houjr  be. 
fore  the  dawn  of  day,  they  were  attacked  in 
the  can^p;  ^  The  fire  commenced  on  the  right 
line,  commanded  by  major  Ball,  who  sustain-^j 
ed  and  returned  il  till  day  light,  when  the  In-| 
(Clians  Wer'^  charged  and  dispersed  with  the  loss 
of  30  killed.    Our  loss  was  8  killed  ^nd  25*i 
wounded— several  mortally.    A^great  number  { 
of  horses  were  killed,  several  officers   were 
iH^unded  ;  lieutenant  Walt*  of  the  PennsyL 
vaiiia  troop  was  shot  through  the  arm,  but  not] 
satisfied,  he  again  attempted  to  mpunt  hi?) 
]K>rse,  and  in  making  the  efiort,  was  shot  thro*^ 
Ae  head.     The  prisoners  were  treated  with 
humanity,  even  the  warriors  who    cea^  to! 
jpesist,  were  spared,  whichis  notthe^uaual cus. 


•I  fiippccaooe*    Young  Elliot  wamnong.  the  ftiin  — hiil^y  w  ai 


afil 


M 


torn  i[»*x^dfcon8  agaiiisi  the  mUM-  The 
suffe^ihgsof  the  «e«ffrt,m  coMr  hunger  «! 
fatigue,  on  their  mYt»t  from   Missi^.  JJJ 

-    .?  ^^''"f  """"«•    They  were  in  ffi 
cum^h i  '"*»««=°«>''t^r.     Theterrible  te! 

marcft.  I  he  sick  and  wounded  were  to  be 
ous  and  circumspect.     At  njght  only  half  of 

tarT"  Thf '^S-'"  f  "^  »h%«.her'^were  oi 
guard.     They  suffered  greatly   from  the   ia. 
clemency  01  the  weather  5  numbers  were  fr^JK 
r^T^U   '^'rr'y'^d   bad   colds  afflicted^ 

S  ?h/^°''  '^'P'-  ^''y^**  Indian,  ,uf- 
ftred  ihetn  to  escape  total  destruction  is  un 

^:;^:^/-!;«i»  the  death  SSX 

kiS  5,f  ^f  ff  -^°  "  '"PP"^''  t°  have  been 
Wled  1 1  this  affair,  Iras  the  cause  of  their  not 
harrassing  our  nien  in  their  retreat 


# 


The  officers  of  maj,r Bali's  squadrotj   fthr? 
sustained  the  brunt  oftbe  action  and  who\Se 
complimented  by  general  Harrison,  Tn  a  ee. 
SetSr  Ru"'"  r?"'-^"^  Rood'condl," 

"vkml   nf  P    ^■'  ?P'''"'   ''^'*^"«   »««»   M'. 
v-.y,idiKi,  Of  Pencsyivanid;  ' 

a.  the  I4rh  of  December  the  'fcft  wini?  of 
the  army  m  vid  from  fnrf  wr,    k  "    * 

R  Di'K      *,  ,r •   V        .  '  wiiicbestei'  to  the 
..  ^    /tl}^'?  t™*=  the  Ohio  troons   w'r. 

"^"'  '^^  *«  Virgnuan*  at  Delaware..- 


Gefieral  Harrison  i|if:ed<  his  head  quarters  ad 
Vppcr  Sandusky.  The  provisions  and  mitita. 
rjT  storeSi  and  the  trains  of  artillery  haviing 
leached  the  difl^rent  depots,  the  hopes  of  the 
nation  that  victory  would  soon  c»own  the  ef- 
forts of  the  north  western  army,  were  chcri^b. 
•d  in  confideneer 

On  the  14th  of  January y  col.  Lewis  advatr- 
€cd  towards  tl^e  river  Raisin.  On  the  18th  he 
found  the  enemy  in  force,  and  disposed  to  dis- 
pute the  possession  of  the  place.  He  attack. 
cd  them  m  the  town  ;  on  the  first  onset  the 
savages  raised  their  accustomed  yell.  Buttlie 
noise  was  drowned  in  the  returning  shouts  of 
the  assailants.  They^  advanced  boldly  tp  the 
charge  and  drove  them  in  all  directions^  Oi> 
^e  first  fire  sixteen  of  the  Indians  fell,  about 
40  were  killed.  Col  Lewis'  party  lost  12 
iilled  and  52  wounded. 

On  the  18th  gen.  Winchester  foHowed  with 
a  reinforceniefit,  and  concentrated  his  troops, 
amounting  to  800  men,  at  the  village  of  French^ 
town ^  600  ol  which  were  posted  behind  a 
^cket  fen^ie— 200  which  composed  the  right 
wing  were  encamped  in  an  op«jn  field  entirely] 
uncovertd.^ 

On  the  2^  they  were  attacked  by  a  com. 
bined  British  force  under  Tecumseh  andi 
troctor.  The  attack  commenced  on  the  riKhtl 
iflBg;  at  beating,  gf  re vili«.    Our  troops   were j 


it 

Immedi'alejly  rej.ay' for  the  reception  of^dit. 

number.,  theTrSt^^^verThn:"'   "^J 

been^tat  Jed  infhdrt,?'  SS^fi!;? 
.ng  their  retreat  cut  off.  resolved  to W  thet 
lives  as  dear  as  possible,  and  fon^ht  V 
rttely-few  of  these  escawd  Thf  r  P*" 
with;  Spartan  valor.  «dSd  le  r  'S 
Within  the  r  nicket*?      Th«  -  .     ground 

njade  U,ree  dfte^haTJl '„^7;4 -fi^« 
advanced  in  platoons  to  char«?  \^  •^'"^ 
keeping  up  a  brisk  fir.-     n    ^  ^^  P'ekets, 

picL^  w^th  tSL^mS  d«eS7?'"  *^- 
and  presence  of  mind  rese^.^i^i!-*'   bravery 

They  Aen  ope.ed  a  cross  /re  upon  "heS 
their  pieces  were  leveled-and  in  tWc  !2 

Gen,  Winchester  and  Col.  I  f.u,.v  k  j  1 
taken  prisoners  in  an  early  prt^Tth^h^f" 

"  "hem  pris„„„f  o"»S.  °,j  i'''  """-d"- 


'^1 


.■•ll 


36 


t)ie  officeK9»  cqL  Alfon  and  cumins  Hickmart, 
Simpson,  ^a  member  of  congress)  Meadf  Edi. 
iprds,  Pnw  aiid  M'Cracken. 

'       ■   >  '      .    •  ■  >  >\ 

Dutingthe  vt/tiole  of  the  action  a  heavy  can- 
nonade was  kept  up  by  six  pieces  of  artillery. 
The  courage  of  men  was  never  more  severely 
tested.  The  party  that  retreated  at  the  com- 
mencement  of  the  battle,  were  pursnedi  sur- 
rounded and  litterally  cut  to  pieces.  Some 
succeeded  in  getting  three  miles  from  the 
scene  of  action,  but  were  overtaken  and  mas- 
sacrecd.  The  snow  was  crimsoned  the  whole 
distance  with  the  blood  of  the  fugatives. 

After  the  capitulation^  the  American  conrii^ 
manding  officer  remonstrated  with  General 
Proctor,  on  the  necessity  of  protecting  the 
wounded  prisoners  from  the  fury  of  the  sava- 
ges :*that  officer  pledged  himself  to  attend  to 
it,  hut  he  forgot  to  keep  his  word  ;  they  jwcre 
left  without  the  pomised  protection,  and  on  ihcj 
morning  <^  the  23d,  horrible  to  relate,  thc| 
a/iies  of  a  •:  h  r  i  s t i  a  n  king  ,  stripped,  scalp*  i 
ed,  tomahawked  and  burnt  all  of  them  who] 
were  unable  to  walk.* 

•the  Tite  of  Captaia  Hart  was  peculiarly  diftreffing.-  He  had  recek 
»«d  a  flcft  woujad  aod  particularly  diftbguifccrf  hianfeirby  hiscndauaJ 


AU^. 


ckfa  mste  with  hifi  at  Pruccctown  eolkgCi  waited  w  Captaia  Hart 


m  C»ptaia  Hart'K^ 


S9 

The  dead  were  deni^rl  fi.^    •. 

lit  fliouldremiin  until  H,, MOV.,,  _B„.  pn-      .      '  """'•°- '«'« 

wa,  fixed,  he  ciefed  ta,  eye,  ...d  received  the  ftv.eM 
t'«  terminated  hire. ift-„,.      u      ••  " '"^^  ««vage  bJo^r 

l»S  .h.  .0.0.  off  hi.  ^.ck.     Kor  f„   K  '       *• "'  ""  '"''""  ""'■• 

•  *''""»»".  ind  co«.iai„,  th.  „ai.,,,  J     .  "  ">' 

„i.,n  .  actaiii  of  there  oulrasei 

?lon,.a,oreandh™inity.  * 

•=r,nf  u,c    '.rntMr,a,n  and  .hatirwaT  uT  '""^  '"'^'  a^vourtn^,  th« 

D 


lun) 


and  the  swords  of  the  officers  given  to  the  sav- 
ages. Men  whose  education,  talents  and  char- 
acter  ought  to  have  entitled  thtra  to  refipec  ,| 
bud  ihcir  feelings  grossly  outraged. 

The  advance  of  .general  Winchester  to  tlicj 
river  Raisin,  was  not  authorised  by  the  orders 
of  general  Harrison  ;  the  i»otives  of  the  gcnc.j 
ral  were  no  doubt  good,  but  to  his  imprydencel 
IS  attributed  the  failure  of  the  campaign.  IJel 
was  inducted  to  make  the  movement  in  com 
quence  of  the  earnest  solicitude  of  the  inhab 
itants  of  that  pi  ice,  who  were  threatened  w.itti| 
a  general  massacre  by  th.e   Indians.. 

As  soo^n  as  general  Harrison  learnt  the  «xj 
posed'  situation  of  gen.  Winchester's  corps 
he  ordered  a  detachment  Irom  gen.  Pc  rkin'j 
brigade  under  col.  Cofgreaves,  to  march  witf 
all  possible  expedition  to  his  relief— out  si 
much  titxje  was  lost  in  prepctration^  that  it  onlJ 
arrived  in  hearing  dist«.nce  at  the  commenci 
ment  of  the  battle,  and  then  sudd.eply  rct?-ace 
its  streps. 

Why  a  commanding  officer,  situated  as  g< 
Winchester  Was.  within  a  few  hours  march 
Mdden,  and.  liable  every  moment  to  be  si 
prized,  should  suffer  his  men  to  be  encamps 
in  detached  and  exposed  situations,  in  til 
mahnet  ihey  were,  is  a  question  not  yet  e 
plained.  The  night  br  fore  the  batiie  a  Frencj 
man  atrivetl  from  Maiden,  and  informed  tl 


3^ 


■en  to  the  sav- 
ents  and  char, 
ra  to  rcepec  , 


die  ehemy  had  commenced  their  march    Tl,i. 
^.formation,  which  was  made  known  to  Ven 
Winchester,  was  disregarded      Hi,   «?.  ^ 
were  3  or  400  yards  J,^  c.l.     HeTd  „'ot 
-arrive  at  the  scene  of  action  tili  ,K»    .  /""  ."°* 

hester  to  thelj^d  begun  to  give  way  '^'''  *'"& 

by  the  orders!  •*       "^''^• 

5  of  the  geneJ     1  cannot  forbear  tbnotice  in   tins   r^Urr^   . 
s  imprMdencelfircumsiance  that  rtfl,...f.  >i,«  P  **^^   " 

mpargn.  wJoB  the  military  clS;  ;{  thf  k"^''  iV««^^ 
nent  in  consJOn  their  march  from  forf  n  b  ^  ^^■"^U'^kians. 
of  the  inhatlds.  the  horses  were  wor,^;,?'"!?  '°  "l^  ^ap. 
reatened  w,if  shed  for  want  orfo^;  rkf^X^' 
an,.  idyes,  were  destitute  of  many  artides  o  7" 

■rst  nccessiir  V>.^  th  "•'^  «irucjes  ot  the 
learnt  the  e«f  ot  in  the  lea;t  dam  ,  fhf ^  Circumstances  did 
ESttr's   corpliorses  were  no  lon^'^     k,'    ^'"''°'-     ^^^'^  tl'«-' 

to  march  wifleds,  audinthL'  '  'emsdves  toThe 

relicf-Dut  l„d  ;racri t"    ^n^':^  ?^"^   cheeriulncss 

^ifc:  an  iiifrf^ni'rKt.r     r    \  "^'  maniftst- 

i 't  of  Gr.  ece  o;  Rbme.  •    ^  '^^^ 


?n,  that  ii  onlj 
ic  commenc 
Atply  rct^ac 


ituated  as  g 
ours  march 
lent  to  be  s 


,;-t  Li'r  r^-ntXcrf „:^:r .:  T'r'"^ 

~~ -  -Jdvirsity.    NomkhKtnLr         u  ^*   '"■"•"-"  ''J' 

be  cncampIeJIed  to  trav      „    r  '"     '5       '^^   ''"''-'  '^•^"^■ 

Uions,  in   liovcring  for  their  hnrt    '^     ."'"''  '*'^«'"'=^'ly   « 

n   not  jet  efr.^fro  «  uJ^Zotl!!!  '^'^^^'^  '^'^^^- 

aUieatrencSj^entucky  a  disunce'-'^ 
informed  ummurmer 


thncc 


^(a/jed  their  lijjs  i     j 


\m: 


'iieir   honest 


I 


hearts  aprunp  forward'  with  the  chi&tic  hop^j^ 
that  their  wrongs  would  be  avenged  and  the 
day  of  rttiribution  arrive* 

After  the  defeat  of  gen.  Winchester,  gen. 
Harrison  retreated  from  the  Rapids  IS  miles, 
and  look  a  position  at  Portage  river.  It  being 
found  impracticable  to  remove  all  the  provis. 
ions,  a  donsiderable  quantity  was  destroyed, 

On  the  30th  gen.  Harrison  dispatched  capt. 
i-amon,  Doct.  M'Kcehan  and  a  rfeuchmaj 
with  a  flag  of  truce  lo  M*alden.  They  encamp] 
cd  the  first  night  nfar  the  Rapids,  and  hoigtt{ 
the  white  flag  ;  but  thi^  was  nci  respected- 
the  Indians  fired  upon  them  while  asleep,  kil.| 
led  Lamon,  wounded  Dr.  M'Kcehan  and  tooi 
the  Doctor  and  the  Frenchman  prisoners. 

Governor  Meigs  having  promptly  ordtre 
out  two  regiments  d!"  Ohio  militia,  to  reinforcj 
gen.  Harrison ;  the  army  again  advanced 
the  Rapids  and  commenced  building  fofl 
Mei^s.  gen.  Crook's  brigade  in  the  mean  tinij 
were  busily  employed  in  fortify ing  at  Uppe 
Sandusky. 

General  Harrison  having  learnt  that  a  bodj 
of  Indians  were  collected  at  Pre:que  Isle,  nca 
the  mouth  ot  the  Miamii  marched  from  hi 
camp  at  the  Rapids,  on  the  9th  of  Fcbruarj 
at  the  head  o^  i  detachment  of  his  army,  to 
ta^k  thit,ni^    The  enemy  fled— our  troopjs  pi 


41 


ekstic   hnpe> 
iged  and  thQ 


ihester,    gen. 
ds  lj8  miles,! 
er.     It  beinj 
II  the  pro  vis.  I 
destroyed! 

patched  capd 
French  maw 
^hey  encamp.] 
s,  and  hoistt( 
respected- 
e  asleep,  ki}.| 
han  and  looi 
risoners, 

iptiy  ordfre 
I,  to  reinforcij 
advanced 
building  foil 
lie  mean  tinij 
ing  at  Uppe 


t  that  a  bodj 
que  Isle,  nca 
ed  from  hJ 
of  Fcbruari 
s  army,  to 
.ir  troopjs  pi 


ned  to  cam.  Ch  ^V,tT^^'-J-^^  r^L. 
Such  was  their  desir*.  t„  „  ""    '''^•Kue. 

«hat  they  mailed  60  la    "^  "P  '^''-^  "''^f-c 
t  »<amea  eo  mries  m  21  hours. 

On  the  27th  of  Ft-hm.^,       j      . 
150  men,  under  Lnt   rL  V  ^^^^''^"^^^t  of 

ids  for  the  ^^Tofl^^""'  '^^^  ""'  '*'*P- 
Charlotte,  LTZldLt^R"^  ">«=  S*en 
t^o  far  decayed  to  Z^mJ^L  \  "^"^  '"""^ 
the  expedition.        '*'''*'"»'«'>  the  object  of 

On  the  ISch  b/  AnrH  «  j 
took  pkce  on  the  M^lf  ^T""''*  '*^"«»'«'-« 
fort  Meigs,  between   en  F  *  \"'  •"""  ''^'«"' 
rrver  Raisin,  and  =  bo  u         ""'l'"'^"' '""»  '^e 
dians.  both'S:^^' t".^^""'  "'"nber  of  In: 

maintained  the  figh,  un  fu  ?h'*"°"'  ^"^  '^^>' 
both  side,  were  tiS^erk^  greater  part  oit   " 

ti^er  killed  or  woundedv 

The  army  Wire  now  einra»./i   • 

fearrison  left^th^^army  for  ?ht'"'""-    ^^""^' 
suiting  with  Rov  Meia^   the  purpose  of  con. 

the  «.frch-of  rhl-rS^'^^t  r  T'"''"* 
J^mom^to.u„edduri„g"r;em^-^^^ 

E«^K^:r!^'l^f^-«<^c.t  timber  a. 


r"**"-  *'«  uuii 


DM2 


amg  two  20  gun 


4fi 


brigs— thie  requisite  number  of  ship  csKpcntt^s^ 
arriYed  at  that  place. 

The  term  of  service  of  the  greater  part  of 
the  miliua  composing  the  north  wesiero  ^rioyi 
having  expired,  new  levies,  from  Ohio  and 
Kentucky,  were  ordered  on  to  supply  ijleir 
ptaces.  But  thes«  not  arriving  in  season,  the 
Pennsylvania  brigade  generously  volunteered 
^J^^ir  services  for  another  month,  to  defend 
fort  Mcigs,  which  was  menaced  with  an  attack. 
This  conduct  was  the  mc/e  honorable,  at  this 
corps  had  undergone  incredible  hardships  dii- 
xmg  the  winter,  in  dragging  the  artiilery  and 
stores  from  Sandusky /to  the  Rapids.*^ 


♦  A  private  in  thoPerteifturgh  y»rmit«en,  draws  thtffoUowJu^p^, 

■re  of  a  foldieri  life  j  It  deferibri  the  march  of  bii  company  at  the  time 

•f  Wiiichetter»a  defeat,— "  On  thelegpnd  day  of  out  martk  a  wuiic* 

arrived  from  General  Harrifoo,  orderiog  the  artillery  to  advance  with 

«ll  poflible  fpeed  ;  thit  virai  rendered  totally  impoflible  by  the  foow 

which  took  place,  it  beiiiga  tomplete  fwai»p   neatly  all  the  way. 

Ota  the  evening  of  the  fame  day  rtew&  arrived  that  general  Harrifon  had 

fetreatcd  to  Poriige  river,  eighteen  milca  in  the  rear  of  the  encamp. 

went  at  the  Rapida.     Ai  many  men  as  could  be  fpared  determined  to 

proceed  immediateFy  to  reinforce  him.     ft  is  unneceflary  to  Aate  that 

we  were  m»4ng  the  firft  who  wiOted  to  advance.    At  •  o'clock  the 

«e«  morning,  our  tents  were  (truck,  and  in  half  an  boor  we  wcw  oih 

»he  road     I  wHl candidly  confefi,  that  on  that  day  1  ragrctled   being 

■  fold^er.     On  that  day  we  marched  thift/milea,  un<ierar»  inceOaitt 

KMi<  nand  iam.>f»ul  ■'££  u;'>i -J ^'' ^-       •      ... 


Wroachk^  ^^^  "'17  *?  P^TW^e  for  «fce 
frequently  sent  out  'to  dfee^^lJ^"^''  «*"« 
af  the  enemy,  wiio  had  ^^^  **  "^wmente. 
"»rgin  of  tte  iaice.  "  discovered  onWjfe 

i«  appear»*oe  on  the  ^os2  ^f'W'ny  made 

.he  27th  thefreied  b^'J"'**^-  ^^ 
to  retire  by  the  I.Uk  V«,  u '"^  ^^''^n  made 
»nce  the  C^e^, '£  J^^™  f .  fort.    {Ircr 

''«ch  other  To  kJ"'^'?^  '«  fl*cpTi"wno^:r'','^*l^''«^*^:P«i 


,^  BiljKak 


4t* 

*scriptr6hs  were  carried  on  with   unparaHel. 

kd  exertions.     Every  moment  of  the  general 

was  occujpied  in  directing  the  works.     He  ad. 

dressed  the  men  in  a  most  mastt^rly  and  elo- 

%uent  manner,  on  the  situation   in  which  the 

fortune  of  war  had  placed  them,  and   of  the 

importance  of  every  man's  being  vigilant  and 

industrious  at  his  post.    This  address  conver- 

ted  every  man  into  a  L  ii  inspired^  them 

with  a  zeal,  courage:  ano  ^^^triotism  never  sur- 
passed^ 

On  the  28th  the  enemy  commenced  a  veru 
bHsk  fire  of  small  arms —in  the  evening  the 
Indians  were  conveyed  over  the  river  in  boats 
and  surround'^i  the  garrison  in  every  direc- 
tion. Several  of  col.  Bali's  dragoons  volun. 
tcered  to  reconnoitre  the  enemy's  camp,  buti 
before  they  had  got  far  from  the  fort  they  were 
fifed  on  by  the  Indians  and  compelled  to  re- 
turn,  > 

On  the  2^th  the  seigc  began  in  earnest,  afj 
communication  with  the  other  posts  was  cut  offi 
The  firing  was  kept  up  the  whole  day.  The 
enemy  had  progressed  so  far  in  the  construe 
lion  of  their  batteries  -  during  the  nighty  that 
Ihey  afforded  them  suftcient  protection  to 
work  by  daylight.  A  man  was  this  day  mor- 
tally wounded  as  he  was  standmg  near  did 
general. 


April  JdiiMithe  ht*teor^f^  ir^fMi- 


*ij^     fiS    «YwmL  iijri 


h '  wnparaflel; 
f  the  general 
rks.  Head- 
rly  and  elo- 
in  which  the 
rand  of  tht 
vigilant  and 
iress  convier- 
spirecT  them 
m  never  sur* 


meed  a  verj^ 
evening  the 
iver  in  boats 
every  direc 
^ons  volun- 
camp,  but  I 
)rt  they  wer^ 
piled  to  re. 


earnest,  airl 
}  was  cut  oSf 
J  day.    The 
le  construc-l 

nighty  thatl 
'otection   tol 
is  day  mor« 
g  near  thel 


iff 

»ect^  fire  agfiinst  the  enemy's   batteries  .„^ 
considerably  imneded  ih-^.V  Jl  ''^^eries   and 

filled  with  LnTtre  seen  'r^''^-  u  ^'''"» 

Mdgs  side  of  Jr  vef  .^'fe  ^T  '"  i^*'  ^°'^ 
fe  btliev*"  fh.tTi,  .    . '^'■"^**  induced  the  g«i. 

and  storm  the  ca^^pttbe  ^a'      OMfP'"^* 

third«5tnljJl   ^- ^^    .       *^^  renaainiiiff  two 

tbe  inSantte  tSenem^°'?r''*'^"''»^ 
oblieed   to    B-o  ,^  i       •    "'^'  '^^  ""^"  were 

Bigbt--t4  well  ?„f*l  •"'"!;  'P'   ^'"^^  ^''"V 

«f  the  men  we  e  ^.  ■  ^'"^  ^"**'^*^''-     S*'^"^! 

narrow  escane^  n.  • -"^  exposed,  hod  several 
my  tow^  nn?„.  "*?"'^  ^^^  "»**'"  the  ei,e- 

without^efte;:.:'' they  ^itj^f  T'  '"' 
tion  as  soon  as  it  vvas  ^whf  ''^'"^H*  P°s«- 
gunners  to  see  i         ''^^'  *»«%'h  for  our  ^ 

^he  grand  traverse  was  nnnr  n»».^i  .  i 
wcI  as  several  c,«  ,n  •       completed,  as 

tions.    tS  frni  r^ '". ''""°»«  '>i'-««- 
with  effect      n       ^  '^^  S««-rison  was  begun 

ries.    Th-i,  oA-™"    .  "*  ">e»rgun  batte- 


gunners  silenced  one  of  their  pieces  tever^F 
times.  Thty  did  not  fire  so  rapidly  as  the  ene. 
my,  but  with  a  better  aim,  8  of  the  Americans 
were  wounded  this  day,  a  bullet  struck  the 
seat  on  which  the  general  was  sitting,  and  a  vol: 
untcer  was  at  the  same  time  wounded  as  he 
stood  directly  opposite  to  him. 

On  the  2d  of  May  both  parties  commenced' 
ttring  very  early  with  bombs  and  balls,  and 
continued  it  very  briskly  all  day;  Our  troops 
had  1  killed  and  10  wounded;  besides  several 
others  slightly  touched  with  Indian  bullpts. 
The  enemy  this  day  firied  457  cannon   shot. 

The  next  day  commenced  with  a  very  brisk 
and  fierce  firing  of  bombs  and  cannon  balls, 
and  continued  at  intervals^  all  day.  They 
opened  t«'o  botteries  upon  the  fort,  which  they 
had  established  on  tt^ii,  side  of  the  river,  witli 
in  250yards  of  the  rear  right  angle  of  the  camp, 
one  of  which  was  a  bomb  bettcry.  An  Ii>! 
dian  who  had  ascended-  a  tree,  shot  one  of 
our  men  through  ihe  h^ad,  and  six  wtre  kiK 
led  by  the  enemy's  bombs.  They  fired  516^ 
times  during^ihc  day,  and  47  times  during  the 
night.  ^ 

It  rained  very  hiard   on  the  4th   which  r&. 
tarded  the  fire  of  the  beseigcrs..     A    new  bat- 

tery  was  discovered  erecting  on    this   side  of 
the    river,  in  the.  «:*m«  fWt-^^t'.r^ 


manf  l'« 


•Tiij  and. traYer«es  were  commenced  to^  guar^^ 


m 

ag^in^t  them.  Several  were  killed  andmodB. 
ded.  heut.  Gw-ynn.  killed  a  British  offic^To^ 
|>»s.de.he^„ver..ith.rifl.    ^..^^^^ 

General  Clay  was  now  at  fort  Winchester 
wuh  1200  men,  on  his  way  to  r.^.::TC^ 

ire,  but  they  killed  three  men  with  bombs 
An  officer  arrived  with  a  detachment  of  S, 
Clay  s  men,  with  the  welcome  news  that^hc 
general  was  but  a  few  miles  up  the  river  de 
sending  .„  toats.  An  officer  was  sent  to  htSi 
wuh  du-ectious  for  him  to  land  one  half  of  h* 
^rce  on  the  apposite  side  of  the  riv<  r.  for  the 

spikmg  th«,r  cannon.    Col.  Dudley,  who  was 

tr&T^  the  executt<,u  of  this  movement 

^hhZ  "  "  ^"'  "y^"'  ^'  h'^  n>e"  "Elated 
with  their  success,  continued  to  pursue  the 
retreating  enemy  till  they  were  finS  drawn 
into  an  ambush  and  overwhelmed  by  superfo? 

were  killed  w  taken  prisoners.     Some  fc  w  ef 

40  of  these"  T'P^*''  *^"   ^'"^^''-     Abot 
40  of  these  unfortu-iate  men  were  tomahawked 

rtnder.  The  killed  on  the  field  ol  battle 
wtrehorrii  ly  mutilated.  Colom-I  D..»ii».  ."- 
among  the  killed.  He  d.splaj-ed  in'hb  Fast 
moments  the  most  heroic  fiUess,  and  actt 


^1 


■^^t 


4» 


:  ? 


1!  * 


hi 


\\ 


I 


liyjicilfed  One  Indian  ikHer  he  wat  tnortalfy 


w 


The  other  moity  of  general  C1dy*s  foro^, 
if  not  less  prudent,  were  more  fortunate  ; 
When  the3r  landed  a  little  above  the  fort,  they 
could  easily  have  made  the  fort  without  loss, 
but  instead  of  doing  this  or  securing  theif  sick 
and  baggage,  they  marched  directly  into  the 
woods  in  pur^suit  of  a  few  Indians  that  were 
purposely  Icfiding  them  to  their  destruction. 
Gen.  Harrison  perceiving  their  folly,  caused 
col.  Ball  to  sally  out  with  the  cav  Iry  and  pio- 
tect  their  retreat  to  the  fort.  He  succeeded 
in  briB.E^^ing  them  into  the  fort;  but  in  the 
the  mean  while  a  pnrty  of  Indians  had  towa- 
hawktd  their  s.ick,  left  in  the  boats,  and  plij^i- 
dered  their  baggag^^ 

While  Col   Dudley's  party   was  engaged 
*  with  the  enf  my  on  thu  left  bank  of  the   river,! 
several  brilliant  and  successful   chargi^s   were 
mMdc  on  the  right.     In  these  charges,  colonel. 
Miller,  maj  Alexander,  capt  Croghan,  Long. 
hom,  B -ndibrd  and  Nevting,  were  conhpicu- 
ous.     Oar  troops  conduc-tcd  wi'h  the   mojti 
dttermined    bravery;   all    th^jr    batteries  oil  I 
this  side  were  carried,  and  many  piiijuers  ta- 
ken. 

From  the  6th  to  the  9th  there  was  fio  firing.  I 

the  two  arniies.     Aa    exchange  ui  prisuntii 


4§ 

before  the  pJace  13  \\Jv.  a    •       ''^*''"e  been 

he  had  fired  at  he  Horr*  lZ\  t^\  ''■"" 
non  balls,  besides  L/^  '  ^^^"''e"*  and  can- 

c  n  loss  cluri,j  ,he  seTLe  iH'-r  ^'^^  ^'»^"- 
riiffere  nt  sorties  on  th?,^!"  "^  '^'■*  "''*'  "'  '•><= 
196  wounded.     Thl  L?  f  ''?  I^  '''»*=''  ""^ 

That  of  the  ene™7w:r  bSJ^^,:,t  '"•''''"^• 

jhad  contrived"  kinrf    r  k  '  '^'''"'^'^  *•**  »»«=" 

M  a'ong    he  ditch   imL  ;•""'.  P'"'"'^  «'r«' 
pickets.    l"e,  wo,,l/i^      l!"'!'^    ''^'''"'^    the 

and  knew  « hen  to    n,  f"  "l^   ^"^""y'*  A^* 

CCS     rJ  .V  **!'""  '"to  the  r  hidine  nhi. 

Pd.  ^  .h,s  mean,  many  valuable  liv^^vf^; 

h^1«::^^^^;^ringtheseige 
constant  treading  of  fi.^         *  '^  ^^'''y^  ^"<i  «he 

M  of  .x^orterha  flet^  «  P-^^ct 

Rng  of  shells  caused    ittr'fl         '"^"'"^  ^"^^^- 
r""^  — wxiiig  ojucers  and  m'pn  «,;*kj:\. ';"'-' 


and  men  with  mud] 


^he  army  not  being  sufficiently  strong 


\- 


for 


otfcnsive  operation?,  it  became   necestary  to  I 
wait  for  reinforrcmenti?,  and  :or  the  c^»lnplc 
tion  of  the  vessels  of  war  bl^iWing  at  Eric, 

The   head   quarters  of  the  general    we^i 
transferred  to  Seneca. town  on  the  Sandusky. 
Gen.  Clay  was  charged    with  the  defence   of 
iort   Mtigs.     Generals  M'Arthur  and   Casif 
were  actively  employed  in  recruiting  two  re. 
gimcnts  of  12  month's  regulars  in  the  *tatc 
Ohio. 

In  June  the  general  held  a  council  with  J 
fiumber  of  Indian  chiefs,  who  had  hitherto  pral 
fcsscd  neutral  sentiments,  to  whom  he  m^dej 
three  propositions,:— To  take  up  arms4n  be. 
half  of  the  United  States— To  remove  witliin 
our  setttemenis  and  remain  neutral-^Or  to  go 
to  the  enemy  and  seak  his  pnitection.  Aft^ 
a  short  consultation  among  themselves,  thcv 
accepted  the  firsts  and  prepared  to  accompJ 
ny  him  in  the  invasion  of  Canada. 

The  hostile  Inuians  continued  to  make  'm\ 
roads  into  the  settlement  and  committed   fre^ 
^ucnt  murders.    A  party  from  Maiden  coas 
ed  do^yn  th«  lake  as  far  as  Cold  Creek,  whci 
they  killed  scalped   and  made  prisoners,  oi 
man,  three  women  and  nine  children. 

An  event  took  place,  however,  that  had - 
salutary  influence  in  repressing  the  audacit^ 
Qi  the  Indians.     As  col.  Ball,  with  22  ofhiJ 


51 

Wiicket  by  a  band  oAri!/ "^  "P°"  '■'°"»  • 

f'lling  the  mail  carrie "    Co[    B  K"'P°'^   *>' 
pargcd  upon  them  anH  Ai        .    '*''   instantly 
Siding  plaice.     The   Iti^^ "''"'/™"» '•'"r 
To-- cavalry,  and  ,;•   CI  n/''*«'"-»ble 
pfrey  nor  the  ijbssibilitv     r    "*'"'«  """»" 

««y„,ere   cut  toSe^l     '^  |'U  the  whole 
»ne  time  dismounted  !,       ^''   """  was  at 

hs  a  desperate  and  douffi  «"»"«-{( 
U  at  stake,  both  exemd  In  .*"""««'*^'  J**^ 
per  rode  up  ariS.li?.*i"'  ""»««-an 
Voting  the  Indkn  thrr/h  ,i\  '^"i^"^'  by 
»  twible  example  „ot!n  •^^•''•'"^  Aft,?r 
}  cros^the  SanZkl  !^  '"•''^"  **""u«d 
food.  "'^"'•l"«t  of  plunder  and 

«  foops  consistedTof  ion";^^"''"^^^' 
^"'  70aKdi,.,s  of , he  mi 7^"'^  ""^^  «" 
'^'e  were  b«  133  ftcUve  i""°^'°"?  t'nd. 
^"  and  .he  vvorl^,  "Jmed'"  '"  '^^  S^'" 
P'^ce.    The  i^^k^f^  f'^S'^an  commanded 

.--•  '•■'  ■'■¥  auilcfj  with  ' 


^on 


leach 


angle  of  tli^  f^^t 


b'ock  hou 


«da  sixpoundJ/.tbrrs'thc''''''^''  *=""• 
I  ""^  ^'^^w  exact  State 


a 


^'li 


of  the  post,  at  the  time  the  cincmj  appearedJ  Biy*s 
Thd  first  movemfiit  made  by  the  enemjr,  wa$l  ii^ste 
fo  make  such  a  disposition  of  his  forces,  as  tol  miikif 
^revem  the  escape  of  the  garrison,  if  thcJof  the 
^houE'be  disposed  to  attempt  it.  He  theiil»t'eDg 
sem  boh  Ellioc  with  a  ffag,  to  demand  the  suil*nd  oi 
render  of  the  fort.  He  w^  met  by  ensi^the  pii 
Shipp.  Tlie  British  ofScer  observed,  that  gei«^  it 
Proctor  had  a  number  of  cannon,  a  large  bodlsuffi^ic 
of  reguhr^roops  and  so  many  Indians,  .vho«tothci 
it  wasitiipossible  to  controulj  and  if  the  fo 
was  taken,  as  it  must  bet  the  whole  of  the  ga 
tison  would  be  massacred.  Sh^p  anSWcrei 
thai^^t  v;as  the  determination  of  itt>»]br  Grog 
han,hii  officers  and  men,  to  defend  the  gai 
risori  or  be  bariecl  in  it,  and  that  they  migJ 
do  their  best.  Colonel  Elliot  addressed  m 
Shipp  again— ••  You  are  ik  fine  young  mal 
1  pity  your  situation  ;  for  God *s  sake  surrJ 
der,  and  prevent  the  dreadful  slaughter  whi 
must  follow  resistance."  Shipp  turned  fri 
him  wiih  incUgnation,  and  was  immediati 
tiiken  hold  of  by  an  Ihdtan,  who  attemptedl 
wrest  his  sword  from  him-.  Major  Grogl 
observing  what  p-issed,  called  to  Shipp  to  col 
into  the  fort,,  which  was  iustantly  obeyed  ■ 
the  inigcdy  comaienced.  The  firing  befl 
from  the  gun  boats  in  the  rear,  and  wns  kl 
up  during  the  night.  At  an  early  huurB 
next  mornini^,  three  sicceSi  which  had  bfl 
phmted  during  the  night  within  250  yardsB 
the  pickets,  beg  m  to  play  upon  the  fort, 
With.little  effect.     About  4,  P.  M.  all  the 


the  sail 
points, 
the  nor 
[envelop 
til  ir 
ftheli 
osts,  a 
ea?y  ai 
tnu  int 
leut.  CO 
laimed, 
ive  the 
imtij 
•yhi^tr 
My  Mi 
rdered  1 
sked  i 
ad  been 
bajis ' 
ked  the 
e  IcveJIc 
«o  ihird  < 
«^pt  dc 


I  ,     -sar        .         - 

>y  appeared!  ■*y'^«r""»  w*re  concentiaf^j       - 

enemy,  wa J  western  angle  ol  the  fo^  r     ff""'  *«  "o"^ 

f6rces,  as  tol  making  a  breach.     Tk  „'  '**  '™=  pmpose  of 


farces,  as  t 
son,  if  the; 
^  He  thei 
and  the  sur- 
t  by  ensi 
3,  that 
a  large 


^'^^&rc^Mtc^^:>^^r..t  thj  effect 
strengthened  by  mean '^f*^"'  P«int   to  be 

X  oy  ensiMAe  picketing  suMained  l!«J!     "  «a"ner  that 

<=<>.  ^^^g  J»^  *•  r-^y  »"pSng  tharth":?  •^^'•^■* 

a  large  bodlwfficicntly.  shattered    th?  „•  I  ''^"'  «^c,  had 
lians,  who  Jto  the  number  of  jtoo  VT  ?"=««=«*.  adjrancecf, 
d  if  the  fojthe  sam<-  time  maW  1*T'"  "*  P""**.   a 
e  of  the  glpoints.     The-  columKkb  »r  '^  ''**^'*'« 
p  anstvtref  «he  north  western  anai;.      ^'""*^*''  «»?«"« 
n ijbr  eroJeiiveloped in  snroakjas  n^f"  ?"  completely 
f  *- Sfc '{.had  app.  J^^^r;°j;«>  ^•^"^verea 
they   migfof  the  lioes,but  the  nttnK*''.'"^^  paces 
dressed  #»««s.  and  ready  to  rS,^/"^""'  "^  '^"^ 
^eary  and  gallant  a  fi^  is  t„  '.k""""'^?"'*  «« 
»m... nto confusion.  buf^L'"^.  *^*^  ^°'- 

«ut.col/Short;  th^leSerS''^'^ '^"'''' 
tbimed, «.  come  on  mv  bW^nf "^^*""  ^*- 
f've  the  dam'd  yank^^rlr.  '^^'^''*>  ^'^^ ««' 

y  hi*  troops  :l!lf'  '"*"  ''>e«'ctf follow^ 

"ed  the  'six   pX  dey   '»  ?t'\  ^''K''«n 
,  «Min  the  biff  W  ?''^^  'l''*-b^n 

k'dbepnltjaded^^thadrhi  ^^  '^'^*'-  I« 
■^  talis  and  sld^r^  ThU  *''"*'■«'  "'«>"«■ 
'ked  the  dirch  Ironf  A^  .P'""'f  compktelr 
*!  'fveilcd  tb.  oS^t  ^I^IL":     The  firg 

1    "tvcn,  who  were  covered 


oung  mai 
salce  3L  . 
ghter  whi 
turned  fri 
immediati 
attemp 
V}r  GrogI 
hipp  to  c 
obei-ed 
iri  ng  b 
id  Wiis 
ly  hour 
'h  hadt 
;50  yards 
he  fort, 
I.  all  the 


£2 


*>/  the  dead 


bodice  AVtIfe  same  time^;  the  Gie  of '  t!^ 
small  arms  was  «o  incessant  and  destructive, 
that  it^^fas  in  viiin  the  British 'offis^rs  exertedf 
themselves  to  lead  on  the  balaiice  of  the  coK 
Uran  ;;it  retired  indisorder  under  a  shovverofl 
*hot|  and  sought  safety^  in  an  adjoining  wdod.f 
The  loss  of  the  enemy  in  kiUed  was  about 
150,  bs^si^s  a  considerable  number  of  theirl 
o//i>jf  were  killiedi  THie  Americans  had  butj 
one  killed  ^nd  seven  slightly  wounded.  EarlyJ 
in  the  morning  ot  the  3d,  the  enemy  retreated/ 
down  the  river^  after  having  abandoned  con? 
siderable  baggage. 

The  garrison  was  composed  of  regulars- 
all  JTentuckianSi  Si  fintr  company  of  ni^ 
not  to  be  found  in  the  United  Slates,  perhaj 
not  in  the  world.     They  are   as   humane  i 
courageous.     This  is  proved  by  their  unceas 
ing  attention  to  the  wounded  enemy  after  thc^ 
discomfiture  ;   during,  the  nighty  they  kind^ 
received  into  the  fort,    through  this   fatal  ppij 
hole  of  the  block  house,   all  4hose  who '  wee 
able  to  crall  to  it :  to  those  unable  to  mo?(i 
thejr  threw  canteens  filled  with  water.     The 
even  parted*  with  their  clothes  to  alleyiajte 
sufferings  oi  the  woufifded. 


Gen.  Harrison  had  ordered  major  GrogL 
to  destroy  the  stores  and  abandon  the  fort, 
case  the  enemy  made  his  appearance,  h 
diiredto  disobey  the  ordei^.  and  has  ihereli 
rramortaUaea  M^jj^  , 


ttrl^^f'**'/'^^'  '''^:  Pi»05  were  inwrln'-f 

the  place  for  several  da J%?i?r"^.,'"'''''*' 
w^ho^t^d«iI»  anv  «»,;^-  ,  •  .  ""■"  withdrew,, 

mi  its  efr<^ct\hat  Sh-"™  - 9h'  ««<='» 
ly  their  services4w  ^I'l^^V  ^W^^^^ 


^y  captured  the  2 JlrC^r^'-'  ''.^•.  Per- 
EWe/    This   vfctofv    rfm"'*'!,f°l?*  °«  ^"^^ 

covery  of  Detrbit;       '  ^    -™  «nd  ti»e  r«, 

cenirate  his  forces^S  "  -^  M^"i?  ^«H>- 
camp;  iap"S?K^"/  "'"  Ywbf|K 

«.perfhlous  b.g^a^  sSre<f  Wbd^^n#« 


'  «vca(««affatc4t 


I'li,-' 


and  a.»iibstantl:»l  log  fence  two  mifes  Ion»|. 
extending  from  Portage  river  to  Sandusky  bay, 
|Wiis  biiiii  to  securer  the  horaes^uwngrthe  ope- 
iations  of  ihc  armjv  * :" 

^  Diff  the  irt^  gov.  Shelby  with  4000  vohin- 
w^rs.  arrived  ;«t  the  head  quarter*;  This  for^ 
mdable  corps  were  all  mounted  ;  but  it  was 
deemed  best  for  th^m  toact  as  infantry,  and 
jleave  their  horses  on  t hi  peninsula.  On  the 
20th  gen.  M* Arthnr^s  brigade,  from  fortMeigs» 
jqined  the  main  body,  after  a  Tcry  (ktiguior* 
march  of  three  days  tlown  the  lake  coaat. 

i  Col.  Johnson's  mounted  regiment  remained 
M  fort  Meigs,  but  had  orders  to  approach  Dei 
troit  by  land  and  to  advance  pari^paimmth 
^e  Commander  in  chief,  who  was  to  move  in 
boats  through  the  i^nds,  to  Maiden,  and  of 
whose  projgrcss,  the  colonel  was  to  bf  daUy 
Moirmed  by  a  spipciad  exp^ss^    «r  ^^  s  r     v 

,  ,^The  British  priwnei^  taken  in  the  navaf  aci 
«^  ^f  the  lOfh,  were  sent  to  CfiHicothe,  guar. 
ded  by  a  parrof  coL  Hitt's  regiment  of  Penn. 
iylv^riia  detached  J  miliiia.  The  different 
Wsfe  on  the  American  side  of  the  lake,  were 
^c*'?^^  fePh^o  imUtiuV  tort  Meigs,^ 


.mJHfjhat  the  geoml  wi«  ptnial  to  che  Xttttuckiaa*      wCMjTTki. 
-— ■--  -  «,  li^'lLS.—,..  4_  *    '"  ~ *  "  -  "»'•<«»  5««»  gov^   iicift  rook 


ff ' 

About  500  Ken  uc£w ^"'  ^^-^^  -^^ 
Portage  to  ^u^vaTu    l^  '^*'''  *°  '"«""'">  •« 
cnagc  to. guard  )he,horsc«,«5ai^  storta.  - 

day,  on  the  £T  t?'"T"""^  "^''''^  '»''«"& 
number  of  boa  '  „o  '';;,^  T'"^''  ^"*'^«»* 
"le  army  could  embark  at  once.  ^ 

Ae^lafln'rw "??^.'>'' inlands  extending  from 


•  '^i 


ta^"ii«  «T  '!'''r?^'^^^'  "'»«*  from  m 

passage  across  the  lifeT    Th  -     u^^*""   '''* 
rorablp      a-!  ',.  "''*  weather  was  fa- 

reached  »hf  •  f  "."  "*  "^"  first  divison  of  bbo.». 

r  "4  the  em  f  S.""^-'*^  "^  the  met.  ,o  acccle- 
rae^theeml..rk;,tianofthe  whole  army  that 
«i>^Mn  most  cases,  atu.cifiated  this  r^^la^*. 


4  :s:. 


■>.'»,  ii,  -I  Vj, 


f 

i 


'ir- 


%ToKintt««,g  their  »r,rk«  «>  return  wit* 

fe»t|.    Every  one  courted  fatigue. 

-.SL^*/*"""?"'^*"*  *^«"y»  w«s  busily 

»ri..J^  ^  f  u"*.  ''^**  22d  the  whole  m 
«y  had  gamed  the  i5bnd.  and  cmcamped  on 

eenwe  of  the  bay*  and'  in  futf  view.     With' 
^«  ineffable  delight  did  we  irontemplale^Ss 
Mrteresting  spectacle  f   The  curio»i^  of  the 

g«-mrtied  to^  OH  boani  the  prizes  to  viewr 
Ae  eftcts  of  the  battle.    The  men  were  wX 

vi^WrTn         "'"••""I'tary  ardor,  which  wd& 
visible  in  eve^  countenance.  r 

.The  army  was  detained  at  Put  in  bar  du^ 

shht  L  H  *  '  ?'»'''«••  2^  «he  regular  forces  was- 

timL     h.^T*'°""-   "*  h»d  deserted   three 
times-,  had  been  twice  before  condemned  to 

Site  wS  "to-  V"!^^  P«'-^°"^''  ^^ 
ms  fate  with  stoical  indifference,  but  it  made 

.very  sensible  impression  on  k  troo,?s  1 
**'o  platoons  fired  on  him,  at  the  di-ui..  ^: 


Ave 


■'-♦  »"■■  tj)e{j 


sicvt*.  Ffnor^ted  h^  body  .^m 

^ke  «  nearer  poshion^t"  th^T''  "l^  "^^f  »» 
The  flotiiJa  arrived  a     ttk  £"'''""  »'""^ 
asmay  Island  called  L  ^L  .'^'^if  *'*»»««i  »t 
^een  mihs  from  mZ'^a'Z  ^''f'  "gh- 
coast.     This  Ish,„d   £s  L  ^':°'»  tJ* 

*»"  «'>'^e  .crw.  and  i±l\^°*  ?'"»«•'»  "ore 
^m  to  sit  dawn.        "**  ^en  M  scarcely 

^n  the  26th  t h^  «»;.. j  ut       *   ' >^ 
«ecess..y  to  S^L^  ^,^  J^^^^^^^  ft  l^c^ne 
staying.     The  gcneVal  h„T^  *'  *°  P''*'^*'"*  «heir 

,  Ariel,  made  a  Siie^^rf '^''''  *« 
<oastand  approached  wlfi?  °^*''^  Enemy's 
of  Maiden.  '^C^pt    1*  ■'  '"  "  *^''«  <'i«a„L 

^PP-e  col.  M^on^f  :i'^tf  «^Patch«d  S 

Cass,  col.  BaU  and  cap    M'ri'^W**     °«"- 
V'n  ^'ranging  a^'^^P^  M  Cklland  ^„e  bu. 

--.^e.a.e^dris"tS^,^^^^^^^ 


«urrcd !  »t  u,A  "*^r»"ure  rrom  for'  n-A,*-.    ^  "**"»   *fce  iime  r 


u 


;< 


K  .' 


11 


i-f 


Alt*  wife  Hie  viilcncfc'^f  iKe  iiilf  tlsat  inif^ 
entertained  serious  fears  that  the  greater  part 
of  the  isj^nd  would  be  inundated  before  mom. 
lngj>'  IJfbwc^r  the  wind  Subsided-  at  tV^ve 
itidHUeyed  wr  apprehensjipTis,' 

On  the  27th  at  nirw  in  the  morning  the  ar. 
ifty  made  its  final  embarliation.  The  dajr 
ivas  ^ne,  and  a  propitious  breeze  made  our 
pafi^sager  4  most  pleasing  pastime.  It  was  a 
sublime  and  delightful  spectacle  to  behold 
16  ships  0f  <var  and  100  boats  filled  with  men, 
borne  rapidly  and  majestically  to  the  long 
•ought  shores  of  the  enemy.  The  recollec. 
tion  of  this  day  can  never  be  effaced  from  my 
memory.  There  was  something  truly  grand 
and  animating  in  the  looks  of  the  men.  There, 
was  an  air  of  confidence  in  every  counte- 
nance. The  troops  panted  for  an  opportuni. 
ty  to  rival  their  naval  brethren  in  feats  ofj 
courage  and  skill  ;  they  seemed  to  envy  tlief 
good  fortune  of  our  brave  tars.  They  were 
ignorant  of  the  flight  of  the  enemy,  and  con. 
fidently  ex*pected  a  fight  ;  indeed*  the  belief 
was  current  among  the  troops  that  the  eneni] 
were  in  great  force  ;  for  it  was  believed  tha^ 
Dixon's  Indians  as  well  as  Tecutnseh*s  W^i 
at  Maiden. 

We  landed  in  perfect  order  of  battle  at 
P.  M.  three  miles  below  Maiden*     The  Keii| 
tucky  volunteers  formed  the  right  wing  B 
legion   and  the  friendly  Indians  the  centie- 


almoi 
ced 
Thei 
and  d 
Everj 
Jthej  I 
seryic 
boat, 
than  c 
least  c 

As  1 

ted  CO 

group 

tis,   an 
T^ey 

soon  <}( 
we  can 
dren  bi 

The 
diel  str 
*o  ^be  tl 

«ngs  wei 
itants  fo 
I'hc  fort 
the  Brill 


•  Thii  prii 


■ir-^. 


fat  !niiki^ 
eater  part 
arc  rnc«m. 
at  tWcavc 


ig  the  ar. 
The  dajr 
nade  our 
It  was  a 
o  behold 
Vith  men, 
the  long 

recollec. 

from  my 
uly  grand 
u    There! 


attle  at 
The  KenJ 
fmg  ballj 
centie- 


'fl*  regblaiv  on  the^  l»<v     >ri!.     -_ 
almo8if?i,ist8ntly  inTinTah/i^ .  ^"''P'  '^"« 
ced  their  inarob«.«A/  '"'*"'''  commen. 

Every  man  knew  his  rilace -an^Hc        .?*"'*• 
boat,  debark  andff  on?iJ  tY^h^  -T  * 

ney  were  S  W  S„".rt/r''"'=^*'''- 
»oon  quieted  their  fSral^^l^^i^^g;^  ^ho 

we  came  not  to  mdlce  W  ^^  *     ^  ^^"*  ™^ 

«o  the  thand^ror-  r^ili^^^.f?  *''*=*-« 

.   thertiins  oTAefortaiid  the  n-vrf  »^  -.^ 
»ngs  were  stiH  smtAW     AH  fh  "i  !.  .  ''V''''- 
itants  followed  the  ftr!^  k        '  •  *'^*'  »"'>ab. 

;|-BriU^goVernme«Ttasti'^^^^  ' 

r    ^-      ■ 


^ 


j»  si^rrounckd  by  a  deep  ditqh  and  two  ro\ 
fPf  heavy  pic^A^s  i  itlie  \ir|ills  are  high  and  t\ 
adjacent  cpuntry  as  kyel  a^  a  Jake.     5Vha 
cannon  and  small  arms  they  were   unahilc 
carry  away  were  p^unk  ;n  tl^e  riyer. 

■  o  :.    ■■■■■■-. 

^  <  iThe  town  imay  contain  150  houses,  most, 
.   framed— a  part  are  consructed  of  hewn  logs 
its  appcararice  i$  worthy  of  its  character— k 
dark  and  as  gloomy  as  Erubus.     Xl^e  inhal| 
tants   are  composed    of  renegadoes,  Scotcl 
Irish  ajKl  Canadian  iFrench.     Very  few  me 
,    were  to  ^?e  found,  and  those  invariably  Frencl| 
i    Ferhapp  it  w«vild  be   unjust   to  \aitem,pt  tl 
portrait  of  the  .cjiaractp;-  of  the   inhabitant 
where  5Q  few  remained  at  home.     J  will 
oqly  mention  one  f  a^  t.     i\  welj  known  .^ 
rid  trafic^  has  so  completely  bljunted  the  feel 
jngs  of  humanity,  that  jhe  exhibi;ion  oUca\ 
in  the  streets,  in  the  jmost  terrific  forms, 
the  Indians,  produce*  no  emojtion  of  ho(. 
even    in  the  female    bosom  \     The   spectac 
has  become  so  familiar  to  the  eye,  that  it  t 
lost  the  interest  of  curiosity— and   is  bthe 
with  as  much  indifference  as  ^e  view  the 
ry  of  a  furman. 

Opposite  the  place  lies  the  Island   of  _ 
Blanc,  on  the  lower  end  of  which  was  a  heaj 
battery  which  defended  the   entrance  to  t 
harbor.    The  enemv  in.  their  haste  ha— Isf* 
18  pounder  in  this  battery.     -^^ 


two  ro\ 
h  and  t\ 
?.     5Vha 
lUiabile 


©8  \ 

l#6«rs5r,ott,^  '"^'^'''  "^  ^'»'"5ca  that 

Es  Maiden     Th?H""'""*  ^«"-  ^Wp  btildi' 
mg,  as  jwaiaen.    The  descent  of  ihe  share  im 

water  is  deep  and  the  timber  can  be   floated 

I J  names,  on  the  St.  Cfair  river  and  on  the  shorp« 
kihe  lakes.     They  hud  collected  ,  consider 
K  f  ^f  »r  of  .imber,  which  SVarmpted 
[to  burn,,  but  Without  success.  """^'^pwa 

The  country  i,  settled  to  the  distanri.   «r 
Kenty  miles   below  Maiden.     Col    Ellfott'5 

housestandiron  to  binfiol  the  river    Lj. 

*.le  below  the  village-He  has  an  SteS 
Orchard  and  a  park,  his  hoiise  Ts  deser^^" 

jJfei  use,  wiihcut  enquiring  the  price. 

Three  miles  abore  the  fort  isan  Indian  HI 
%c  wh.ch  we  found  deserted,  and  so  suddc  i 
hnhat  n>any  esseniid  articles  of  Indian    fur 

UlU  \  "'^  P''"'="'"«'  "  P'^"li'"i  supply 

ir  i'^i^  eyenJng  affcc  our  arrival  at  Maldtn 
Gol.  Bali  dispatched  an  officer  and  t^al^  m.^ 
Jo  prevent  the  enemy's  destroying    the  briXe 
A  !pftJI«^f^SS  the  Aux  Canards-      tL   L,  "       "^ '^^^ 


of 

i  a  hea 
e  to 


[fcu.id  on  the  bridge  baWngju;!  s«  fi 


ly    wtre 
re  to  it  ; 


Our  party  Urci  on  them,  tbcji.  diipcr^#aSi 
the  biidge  was  saved.       /     ' 

On  the  28th  wc  passed  the  Aux  Canatds^ 
and  encamped  two  mjles  beyond  th-  river,  in 
a  neat  French  settlement,     A.  small  party  of; 
British  horse  shewed  thiemselvegat  the  bridgt 
and  th^n  scampered  oflv 

The  twfitt  day  we  reached  Sandwich  at  tw<yJ 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  At  the  same  time 
the  fl^et  came  up  the  river  to  Detroit.  The 
general  made  dispositions  for  passmg  the  rlv. 
cr.  Gov,  Shelby's  corps  remaincd.at  Sand. 
wich,  while  Bairs  legipn  and  thp  brigades   rfl 

Generals  M* Arthur  and  Cass  passed  ovit^r  ta 
Detroit, 


The  Indians  appeared  in  groupes,  on  ihfc 
bank  of  the  river  below  Efe.troit ;  a  few  shots^j 
froni„the  gUi^  boat  caused  the^m  to  dJM>erse, 

*  '  '   \  ■  -"        ■  '.    -  ■'■-■■   .:  ,'*,■"  ■■  ■*■■  V  w'v'  •  'h 

The  ladinfis  did  not  leave  Detroit  till  the 
boats  contaiqg  the  troops  were  b^lf  wa»j 
across  the  river.  J^ist  before  we  landed  oil 
the  American  side  th<?  inhabitants  hoisted  tk 
,U.  ri,  flag  amid  the  acdamlions  of  thousands* 
V/e  were  received  _by, the  inhabitaLts  wjih  dc 
m  jiistrations  of  unfeigm  d  joy.  They  had  suf- 
fer^a  fill  that  cjpilized  arid  savage  tyrannj. 
C'vuld  i.  flict,  save  death.  The  iMdians  had; 
?Hud  at  free  quarters  lor  several  months,  li 
Va^uawur^iibirih^JH  tp  hail,  us^  as4dj)?«i:ei 


Tl 

vTalls 

publi 

whari 

men  j 

Aere 

tingui 

arms/ 

Oh 

Tcd  fr< 
neiice 
Gen.  ] 

troc^s 
troit 
hahitan 
under  J 
woodsH 
of  Lake 
t^ken  s( 
jcinlty-o 

0ntl 

Was  001 
IBritish*« 
llccted  io 
lent  of  ^ 

l&n's  let 


V\ 


%hty  fbi 
nio^t;] 


65 


ic  Canards^ 
•  river,  in 
W  party  of; 
the  bridge, 

ich»at  two, 
same  time 
oit.  The 
ig  the  rivv 
at  Sand-: 
igades  c4\ 
I  ciy<?r   totj 


's,    on  ihd 

frw  shots 

disperse,^ 

it   till  fhci 
hulf 

landed  onj 
oisted  th< 
liousiai 
5  with  del 
Y'  had  suf- 
?  tyrannyj 
ians    hac^ 
ntlis.     K 
eiJ>wei 


public  storrf.  ,0^  b7^k  Tut- "''•*•     ^'«' 
whwf  WW  injured  onlv  in  .i;"i"»  ""'  «•»« 

arras* '>-     Fr^?^      "  orctrtd  to  lie  on  their 

|»e«ced  the'iL^gMS',  '^rvrr/f  '=^'"- 
Oen.  M'AnC-  lith  thl  masHf  Th.  ""T 

k  Lake  St  cbir     tI  ^  •     «"*  and  Huros 

.^e^  several   pSsonI»  f 7.f' ''^  '"''^"»  ''"^ 
leinityof -D^^i!    ^"  '"  ^  immediate  vi- 

,    On  the  ad  of  October  ev*h^  ... 

W»s  Goropleted  for  ™f.    !**0?  afMogement 

British-arW^l,!"  JP"""«g  «f»e  retreating 

e?e^S  'F"-^'  ctpSllr  cli: 

l^om.Sandw^hto  the  Momvian  t^ 

tlghtVr  four    m;u,        ,."    -.™''^">'">  ^OWns  IS 

■~   '        "»"mc5     ?^'"a™'he  roads,  for 
»  good,     r^  ctmutfjr,  is  periict- 


■C' 


il 


*  fit  ^ 

y  lercU'   The  advance  of  the  troop^^'^ra^i 
id— so  mudi  so,   that  we  reached  ^hBfiri^i 
Rij^cum   which  b.  about  twenty   B^c^  mi^^ 
tonnu.  Sandwich  in  thr  erening.    The  eMeopj 
i^adr  neglected  to  destroys  ^  bridge^    t^tifAi 
ijl  the.  morning  of  the  3d,  the  general  proceed] 
ed  with  Johnson 's  \  regimcntj  ,  to  prevent  tji 
destructionuof  the  bridges  over  the    diffem 
streams  that  fall  into   Liake   St.  Clair  and  tl 
Thanies^.   These  streams,  are  deep  and   tni 
dy  aiid  are  unfordable.  for  ^  a  considei;able<  di^ 
tanoe  into  the  countrji^     A  lieutenant  of  dri^ 
oons  and  thirty  sprivates^.. who  had  been   sc 
backby  general  Pfoctorr^to  destroy  the  bri< 
es,  were  made  p^soners  near  the  m«vuih:of  i 
Thames  ;   from  them  the ..  general  learnt  tl 
the  enemy  h^d  no  certain:  iM<^mati6ii.of  oi| 
advAace*..  rJ 


The  baggilge  of  the  army*was*brought  frc 
Detroit  in  boats,  protected  by  a  part  of  c( 
l»odore  Perry's  §qi|,adron..    Ifitthe  evening  tl| 
armyiarrived  *  atv  Drake'^'  farm^ .  ei^l 
from  the  mouth  pf  the  Thames  and  enoai 
1  his  river  is,.a  fiite  detpstreamv. navigable! 
vessels  of  iconsiderable.  burthen,  after  the 
sag^.  o£  the  bar  at  its  mouth,i  pver  which  tf 
is  .generallj^;) seven  feet  water*-  .'  Thegiib 
could^'^sceiida^  far.as  B^kon'sv  below  ivhi| 
the, country \is  ohei/eontinuedi^r^pie, ,  and 

''  '!%•««•. 


SW 


^t^i^, 

t  ll^od 

Wttee 
creek, 
and  tli 


gwSrA 
Jpsute* 
nghtb 


file  of  < 


the  cooperatiowof  thei  guii   bolats*     A 
HalsQM'fthe  aspgctof  tlw.  country  cang^ 


!0 

;  9£a  brie 
fire  fron 

aion,  tw 
eflpiy  set 
taimng  i 

i  thefli^m 

:.^MfV)edfc[v.. 

foiin4;Of 

^  fid  Hath 

*ke  night 
^ldj|l§r| 
oUief  $toi 

imlJ  if^ 

^^ariouj 


»ev/5i,ty  jard.  wide.  a«d  £.  L"1*  "?^  ^^ 

"^O^Jfert-     ,     j^  I^"^  '^^^•P^^- 

.  s» i>mid»s     'h^t^^^  °».»  nre  ftoinr  two . 
.  »*?  of  our.  cannon  and  retin^rf -'  ??Ji  /^"  ** 


»-t% 


Sous  &  ^^^--^W  >!-»§»•■ 


T6c 


armi 


vas  put  irt  motion  carljr  on  the 
mornings  of  the  JTdi.     Tlic  gen.  accoin|iattttd> 
•bL'Johnisori^Goy.  Shelby  foliu wed  with  the 
infantry.     This  ^  morning    we  captured  t#0' 
^  gun  boi^t$  and  several  battc^aux   loaded   with 
;.  pbYisions  and  ammuhitidne    At '  nine  ytt^  had 
]^' jeached  Araold's  niills,  whbt  tFfere  is'a  foiftU 
mg  place,  ind  the  onlj  one  Br  a  considerable 
ji£stance.     Ilere  the  army  crdis^d^  the  ri^hr 
bank— the  mountifd  reginfient  fordifig,  andTfce^^ 
infjintry  in  the*  ci^ttited  bbat!^.     The  l»i8S^ge|. 
-  |houj^  r^tsird^d  i^r  want  of  a  jsuttcient  iniim^^ 
^  ber  ^  bpatSf  was  bottfpk'ted  by  '^twelve. ' 

Eight  miles  above  the  ford,  we  passed  the 
ground  where  the  Blrltish  force  hard  encamped 
Ae  night  before,  •  Thcgeneral  'directcd*^  the 
^fdyance  of  col.  Idhhsoni  regiment^  tdaccelcr 
nte  their  marchy  for  thli  purpose  of  kscertain- 
i>g;the  distance  of '  th*  enemy;  The  bffider 
coromandihg  it^  shdrdj^  aft^r»  sent  w^brd  bacfe] 
Aat  his  progress  was  stoped  by  the  enemy,. 
Vho  were>formed  kcross^ our  line  of  tntareh. 

^  '^Tffite  aittty  iiir^s^^  three  tnites  of  j 

lli^  Moravfan  towni  and  within  one  mile  of  the 
enemy.  The  tciaA  passies  through  '  a  beach' 
forestii^hout  ariy^  efearingi  and  for  the  first] 
two  miie^  near  to  the  bank  bf  thir  river.  At] 
tiie  distance  of  fifty  rods'firotti  the  river  -is  a] 
swamp  running  parallel  to  it^  and  extending] 
all  the  way  to  the  Indian  vtflage.     The  inter* 


the  treea'liv iofity  and'tki(^ :  with  very  littl 


UEiderw 
horse^i 

sheswa 

Acroi 
force  wa 
vent^oiM 
river,  wa 

— ncdrtj 
the  swan 
large  Ind 
of  the  sw 
British  tr 
frababfj;, 

'  •  '  ■  ■•-& 
As  it  V 

inflank^it 

in  frontw 

tate'in  his 

[was  as^^oi 

r 

The  tro< 
13000  mm 
lihe  ground 
|v«ntageous 

About  1 
>ied  the  nai 
"ver ;  they 
iuse  the  ei] 
Fed  tpsei: 
««iil»  party  c 
"  I'  ttvie  unc 


ir 


Across  this  narrow  fltriD-of  u„j  .i,  Si  ;  ^  :» 
force  was  drawn  up  «a^^„f  „???'  tJ^BUlisfe 
Tm,our  advances  fTK,fe"ff^  ''*=•«'  Pm, 

-BCdf  the  centre  WetetTi^if     •'°'  '='»'« 

.'arge  Indian  force.  whQX^*-'f*'^'*^  *»y  * 

British  troops  JfiS^  ^^^''^^    T^ 

^«a.«oveUs:itw.':«Sfi';'''^''-    ^' 
•he  ground  /ot  'the  h^/^tJT?'"'''  """'^  °f' 

f"'«' party  of  friendly  i,:d:?„;'"^  "'^"»y.     A: 


giment  was  drawn  up  iti  close  column»wit6  't(0 
rifi^t  ar  aiewyiai^^iatinr&oiK  the  rm^  Wttlr 
oi!db»«r>toehaiffe  at  fiitt  speed  as*  soon  as  the 
enemy  delivered  his  fire*  The  Kenluck}r  voU 
tinteers  under  major  general  Henoy,  were  for- 
med in  the  fear  of  the  mounted*  regiment;  iti 
three  lines  extending  fi-om^  the  road  to  the 
wWeimp.  Gen  Desht^s*  division  covered  die 
kft  ctf  Johnson^  rcgktientt '  <Sovi  Slielby  was 
at  the  er^hetibraicd  by  the  front  line  aiid  gen. 
Besha's'  divisions  This  was^  an  importaat 
points  General  Cass  and  commodore  Perry,: 
Vdnnteered  as  aids-tb  general' Miirrison,  who- 
placed  himself  at-  the  head  of' the  front  line  of 
infantry,  to  direct  the  mov«irieBt»  of  the  cav. 
airy,  and  to  give  them  the  necessary  supports 
Such  was  the  order' of  battic.i 


:^i^ii^:. 


The  army  moved  in  this  order  tilt  the  mf^iim 
l&d'men  received  the  ^e  of  the  enemy,  at'  the j 
distance  of  200  yards.  The  charge  was  bear^ 
Ml  an  instant  1000  horse  were  in  motion  at 
fuUspced— the  rii^t  led  on  by  iieutenat  col, 
James  jTohnsbh  broM  through  the  Britisl>j 
lines  and  formed  in  their-  rtar;  the  enemy's 
pieces  were  unloaded— their-  ba}onets  were 
not  Sxed-^they  suKrcndcred  at  discretion— 
the  whole  was  tlie  work  of  ix  mimite.  laj 
breaking  through  their  ranks  our  men  kilkd] 
twelve  and  woundect'ST  of  the  British  regu^| 
lars.      The  shock   was   unexpected.      Thej 

irampkd  under  the  feet  of  our  horses  ;.oiheri 


«rerc  i 
were  si 
fcneral 
sympto 


Aai^e.  be 
41s  aheej 
depicted 
«he  Qfijc 
•claiming 
•that  the 

if^g  that 
bloody  I 
ing  was 
it  should 
Jiot^the 
nor  of  S 
h€;cnfoyi 

On  the 
?oI.  John; 
l^is  regjn 
Indians  h 
The  Coloi 

his  cotum 
and  was  ] 

At  this  po 

collected, 

cd  into  th 

Indians  at 
1 __    , 

iiUVi;    ICilCh 

a  white  hoj 
cer  of  rank 


were  shcrtby  ou,^„en  fof  *"'i'<''''y  *» 

Aa«€,  been  destroyed   bwfk!-     -J*'"  *owW 
*s  sheep.    Ne»K5lL?5  -'^ '"'  PJ^'^ive 

•he  oncers  WS*  "T*"l"'**  «^  Wen:    Even 
claiming  «.  quarters »»  ^h£^l  •    "^^'^s,  ex- 

Ihat  Uiey  expected  »n  kl    '     "  i"°  ^onbt. 
jng  that  W  gi5J^^^^?^'ed.  fe^^^^^ 

bloody  scenes  of  RaSnH  m^     fetaliate  ^e 

jf'AouWi^Ji^^^J^J^eaUon^^  except 
ii-M— these  neither  Sieo..!-"*'*'""  «"dEl. 
nor  of  Shelb/ could  C?'»"'y°f.  ««'-ri<'o» 
«»«"  foMnd  in^  bS  *''''*  "■'hej'  had 

/;o£o!:itcrLtdTd' •»-  r-*. 

his  reginxeni  received  rterrfbrfi"'''',*''"''  *^ 
Jndians  which  was  icent  ..if  f  *'"''  fr"*"  *« 
The  CoJonti  most  t!n    I  °,'  f°"»*'  «•"«-- 

his  co,a„,„  iaroTheliS^of  .S  "^  ''-'«  «f 
and  was  personally  opposeH  I  ■^"^"'y'''  <^'«' 
At  this  point  a  con^d  m.ss  ols'" "'^^'l:- 
collected.  Ve,  regardJessof  !fn  "''2^"''^<* 
ed  into  the  midst  onh^m  °'^*^'»!S«.  he  rush- 
J"dia„s  a.  this  mie'Tt^in!?  t^!^-^^ 

-hi^nsrd  re  '^f  ^'««rH^ -^^^ 

--^ran,c.ash'owT;ofrr°±i"J« 


^   was   cfisch 


lar. 


'if* 

;d  atliim— some  toojc  effect--hi8  horse  %as 

..iot  indejr  fiiito^his  tifothcs,  * '  !iis   Saddle,  )m 

*^efson>i&  pl^i-cM^With1>i|Hets.    At  the  mo- 

liiih  witil  ah -iiyiftcd  toiriahawl:,  to  give  the 
faiaf  sti^ofce,1)ut  his  prescncci  of  iriind  did  not 
^  forsake  him  in-thi^  j^rilbus  predicameijtl.-he 
^  drc;W  a  {pistol  frciftt'  ^his  holster  and  laid  his 
daring  c^poneirt  desid  at  his  feet.  He  was  tin- 
able  to  do  inore^  the  loss  of  blood  deprived  j 
him  6t  strength  to  ^tand.  Fortun^ely,  at  th€| 
moment  of  Tecum^ch*s  fall  the  ^ncmy  gave 
way,  wbibh  seqiired' him  from  'the  reach  of 
their  tomaliaWk6'4  heVas  wounded  in  'fivcf 
places  ;  he  received  three  shots  in  the  rigte 
thigh  and  two  in  thelefi  arm.  Six  Americans 
and  twenty  two  Indians  feH  within  twentf 
yards  of  the  spot  where  Tecumseh  was  killedj 
and  ihe  trains  -of  blood  almost  covered  thcj 
ground. 

The  IndKans  continued  a  birisk  fire  from  i 
margin  of  the  swamp  and  fnade  some  impre 
sion  on  a  line  of  Kentucky  volonteers,  b 
gov.  Shelby  brought  up  a  regiment  to  its  su 
port— their  fire  soon  became  too  warm  f< 
the  enemy.     A  part  of  Johnson^s  men  havir 
gained  the  rear  of  a  part  of  the   Indian  lii 
the  route  became  general.     A  'small  part 
t|p  Indians  attempted  to  gain  the  vMi  ge 
running  up  ihc  narrow  strip  of  dry  land  ;  th 
were  soon  ovtji'tukcn  ana  cut  o;;  wij.     »  "£ 
dians  fought  bravely  And  sustevi  cd  a  sev 


\1ms  %'1 
Tecumsc 

The  A 
ih'my  wc 

Whitley^ 

I  of  70  yea] 
Jtion.     H« 

[and  posst] 

Among 

jbrass  field 

Cd  by  Hul] 

jsmg  motto 

The  day 

took  posses 

found  n 

ice- "the  St 

)r  several  ( 

)ut  bread  a 

5orn ;  the  fi 

»ad  an  cxce 

The  toivn 

?re  some  o 

Ihey  are   sa' 

ito  the  thai 

[red  by  the  . 


I  *  I  h«d  thii  (aa  f 


die,  hk 
be  tno- 
owards 
ve  the 
did  Hot 
ii?t-.-he 
Slid  his 
^asiin- 
leprivedi 
,  at  the! 

y  K^y^, 

!ach  of 

in  -five 
c  rigte 
lerlcans 

twenlf 
s  killed 
»'ed  chel 


iinpres 

its  suf 
irm  ffl 
I  havir 
ian  tin 
part 
I'.ge 
rd  ;th^ 


t3 

W  %?« i!fe<|  ani  „^„^^     the  d„fh  of 
1«ua,s.h  was  to  .hem  a«  ifrepaTablet^  ^' 

Whitley,  of  the  KenSf  J^n  'e's  7^'- 
[and  Pos^^era^a^----  '''^-^ 

Among  the  trophies  of  the  day   were  siit 

feS  Hu/'^r'^  !:'"''  "^'^  bee„^uT:^,der! 
ea  Dy  Hull— I  read  on  two  of  them  this  nlT/ 

PS?  V " -^--^-^  *y  i'-^^^^^^^^^^ 

The  day  aftet  Ihe  'banle  a  iftart  of  the  arm«r 

took  possession  of  ^he  M.raviUto wn,  S 

«*fo«nd  most  kinds,  of  veg<tabtes  k>' M 

nce-thcse  were  acceptable  to  men  who  had 

)r  sevcrai  days  Subsisted  on  fresh  be  J  w^h. 

m.  bread  or  salt.     We  found  pi  "n.y  of  ereen 

;Orn:  the  fields  weVe  extensiv.  and  LrSs 
ad  an  excellent  rai^.  **' 

The  to«rn  Was  deserted  ;  so  fcanic  strnck 
re  some  of  the  women  in  thcKhf  That 
y  are   said  to  haVe  thrown  .hc.r ThHdtn 

,  'V^  I^^'"^^'  to  Pleven,  their  being  batch 
TCd  by  die  Americans  !*  y«:«iS  oaten. 


'kik 


Ihey 


•  I  htd  thi,  f.a  f,6«  ai,  Attericn  je„tle».n 


,wh6  wa»|tO«fora, 


^4 


This  village  is  situated  on  the  right  b^nit 
of  the  Thames,  about  forty  miles  froih  its  cn^ 
trance  into  Lake  St.  Clair.  The  town  wa^ 
built  by  emigrants  ^from  Muskingum^  and 
contained  at  the  time  of  the  battle  nearly  100 
houses,  mostly  well  built.  The  Rev.  Joha 
Scoll,  from  Bethlehem,  -(Penn.)  was  establish^ 
ed  here  as  a  missionary.  Many  of  the  inhabi- 
tants  speak  English — there  was  a  school  house , 
and  a  chapel.  The  gardens  were  luxui:iaj|t| 
and  cultivated  with  taste.. 

The  town  was  destroyed  as  well  as  the  corn, 
fields  in  its  vicinity,  by  the  troops  previous tol 
tht'ir  leaving  it.  Amt>ng  other  reason?  assigM 
ed  to  justify  the  measure^  it  was  alkdged  th^l 
these  Indians  bad  been  among  the  toemosit  id 
massacreing  our  men  at  the  riyer  Raisin,  andj 
that  the  town,  if  it  was  spared,  would  aSord 
convenient  shelter  for  the  British  allies  durkii 
the  winter,  and  from  which  they  could  easilj 
pass  into  the  Michigan  territory  to  rob  aj 
xntirder  the  inhabjitant^,. 

I  have  yet  to  learn,   chat  it  is  either  goc 
policy  or  justice,  for  the  Araeritai^  troops,  i^ 
every  instance,  to  burn  the  Indian  towns  thi 
fdU  into  their  power.     Are  the  Indiana  tp 
cecUimed  by  fire  ? 


when  rincirir   md  the  indiaas  paiird  tjarough  cnerei  ptt    iheH   wi?; 
Burlingtou  faeijg;hti.    The  Squaws  were  then  Itmeuting  the  loft  oi  i' 
cbildrev. 


Wh] 

!ftarch 
ofBurJ 
t€r,is  I 

The. 
the  hea 
foad  lei: 
and  stri 
raiies  d] 
London 
near  the 
eastern 
and  De 
!  way  goc 

A'littlc 


■    75 
(Jencral  Proctor  abandoned-his  armv  at  th* 

him Sa  P^i  r""  *'"«°°"''  accompanied 
Bim  as  d  guard.  In  twenty  four  hours  he  was 
Bxty  five  m.k*ftom  the  Moravian  town  A 
few  of  .he  mounted  men  pursued  him  a;d  at 
one  time  were  wi.hin  one  hundred   yards   of 

JuT;d  H-"^"'  too  weak  to  attack  h?s 
guard..    His  carriage  and  papers  were  taken! 

Three  waggons  baded  with  specie  escaoed 
but   might  have  been    overtaken     if  nr?ni 
measures  had  been  taken  to  pSe  he'f  g 
tiyes.     A  depot  of  300  barrels  of  flour  was 
wuhtn  a  days  march  of  the  Moravian  town! 

W-hjiche  army,  of  general  Harrison  did  not 

Z  ^."^''"gton  heights,  instead  of  going  bv  wa 
ter,  IS  best  known  to  bifesdf.       ^    ^^^  *^'*- 

JheaJ'n^t'   i^"""  •"'"  Moravian   town  to 
!lie  head  »f  lake  Ontario,  is  140  milp«      xi 

roJlea.es  the  ThanVcs'at  tjf  In"a. '•  tow" 

:ls"d^;:„;',  :^  1,to^--'   'w,enty  fiv"e 
r         ""•j'^v  wiitre    Jt  crosses,    nnsses    fhr.^» 

near  the  Mohawk  village,    pursuing  a  south 
e  stern  d.rectio,^     Betwee.i    Moravian  town 

t.vS.or7''K"''"'''  "  ''••'''' *he  restofthe 
ClF,°i'  '"  'he  township  of  Dele  ware  is  h 
A^\':'"f "•  'pi^est  oi  pine,  beionsinp-  to  th. erotvn. 


A'litUe  belo^  this;rthe"1eff ^^ 


of  the 


Thamcf,  stands  the  Mnnsce  Indian  vilfii|^. 
The  land  in  this  part  of  the  Upper  Province 
is  uncommonir  f^^tile,  and  admirably  calcuy 
lated  for  far  ; .  Oa  the  river  there  are  ex* 
tensive  bouoms— then  a  gentle  rise  of  bcau^ 
ful  timbered  land,  to  which  sugceed  opening^J 
well  calculated  for  wh«.at. 

Excepting  the  difference  of  sixty  miles  k, 
the  respective  distances,   it  would  have  been, 
as  easy  for  the  army  to  have  advanced  to  Bur- 
lington  heights  as   it  was  to  return   to    De 
troit.     The  means  of  subsistence,  for  man  aridi 
horscy  could  have  been  procured  in  abundance. 
The  troops,  elated  by  the  viqtpry.  of  the   5\hA 
would  have  cheerf  lly   gone  on  any  expedi»| 
tion,   conducted  by  Harrison,  and   accompJ 
nicd  by  such  men  as  Shelby,  Cass  and  PcrryJ 
Unfortunately  this   measure  was  not  embra. 
ctd  in  the  plans  of  the  campaign.     How  muck 
would  have  been  gained— (how  much  misci^ 
to  our  own  citizens  prevented)  the  recent  oc. 
currences  on  the    Niagara  frontier  sufficientlj 
indicate. 

The  army  returned  to  Detroit.  Capt.  Ellh 
ot,  ot  the  Niagara,  volu  leered  his  services  to 
command  a  naval  expedition  against  MichilK 
mackinac  and  fort  St.  Joseph;  butth<^  weachcr 
proving  unfavorable  for  a  number  of  days 
thi.  season  became  too  far  advanced  lo  risk 

fini^s^t  iiv irt   rsn   l^k^^^    I-Ti«m»>^      .-III    ^^^,.1.^,^ 


^ile  general  Harrison  was  pursnino.  P.„p 
•or  up  the  Thame  the  OtCav  a,  Ch  ppF;"^ 
Pottow-ttomies,  Miamics  and  KikaZs  nr« 
posed  to  gen.  M'Arthor.  a  .us^  s  Cof  C 
tihtiM,  and  agreed  to  «•  tate  hold  of  thes  me 
r^M.  nrith  the  Aiherican,  and  S  str^t 
.1  who  are,  or  may  be  enemies  6f  ,he  U  "*d 
States,  whether  BHtish  or  Lrdians."  T.  ey 
bought  ,n  theK  women  and  children  and  of! 
fered  them  Hs- hostages  for  their  good  %,ti 

XK^T  ^-^  ^'i""  "■"^^'J  «•  Detroit  on  the 
iSth  beanng  a  flag,  and  a  Jetter  from  penerj 
Koctor-to  ren.  H^risoiv,  This  letter  rfmest- 

rtstord jOn  of  tertam '  propeftv  and  paoers   la 

•o  the  general  «•  at  Moravian  towns,"  he  saw 

I'T^iT-^"  B'i'^n'^ourney  to  Detroit 

^vn^rffJ"""'^  j°'"  8*="   Proctor  bt  2 
•*iy  of  BuffMo  afldlort  George.  ' 

t6  5.^o?*W  !!j"  °^*^.*=°"*'^-^"^'='  i*-'  ^'^!«f 

S^h^'StS  nt^ef  ;i  '1  ^- ^" 
Pfcrc  peace.  When  h.  c  ^U^H^m  S '^S" 
mch,  the  white  fl%  which  heTre  f^;  h  S 
fedatttacted  a  great   crowd  to  the  vh..raU 

"hiof     r  . .        "^^"^.^  "w  of  the  distmgu  shed 
hh«ef.     I -was  struck  w.thadmiratio.?  at  ^W 

[«  ascended  the   bant  ,nd  p.sscu    ihrough 

c2  " 


> 


I 


7a 

Ae  ranh  of  the  Runtucky  volunteers,  whom 
^  had  so, gallantly  opposed  in  battle  but* 
tew  days  before.  I  never  saw  more  real  die. 
my  of  carriage,  or  a  more,  striking  firmness 
0t  countenance.  Yet  his  situation  w^s  caku 
fated  to  depress  hk  spirita^nd  produce  hu." 
Jt»ility.  ths  town  was  in  thq.  power  of  the 
Amencans^thc  British  were  all  taken  ;  the. 
Indians  had  just  sufiefed  a  wgnal  defeat— al- 
most.all  the  other  chiefs  had  submitled^-he 
was  without  the  means  of  living  or  resistance : 
«tJll  his  nvianer  was  that  of  a.conqiifror. 

Gftv.  Shfclby's  ^orps  and  the  twelve  month's 

volunteers,  were   all    honorably    discharged. 

Travelling  became  safe,  and  business  at  De. 

troit  began  to  assume  its ,  wonted  course,  but 

the   price  cunrentoF  the  territory  was    exor. 

bitant  for  .every  thing  to  eat,  drink  or   wear^ 

Whisky  sold  at  S^  a  gallon-beef  at  24  cents 

a  pound -cheese  6ado.— butter  75  do— pa 

tt«oes  «^a  bushel.     The  army,  was  well  sup., 

piled  with  rations,  as  were  also  about  300  of 

the  Inhabii»inl&^f  Michigan,  and  about  2000' 

Iftdiuns,.mcn,  women  and  children,  who  hadii 

no  other  means  of  subsistancc*     Adventureri] 

3Qon  camion  with  a  sufficfeat  .supply  of  drii* 

Ofl^  th^  2M  -of  Odtobep, .  genewl  Harriso  J 
WHii  all  his:divpo«able  regular  troops^  embark-. 
Gd  on  board  the.  fleet  and  ^sailed   for  Buffalo., 
I'll  .oocoivuice  .to. orderar from; the  aeoreUugr  oh 


war. 

ed  gen 

chigan 

stood   i 

kki  force 

thousan 

of  whor 

dtistriou 

Quarters 

•ohoonei 

I^l^s  fl»oi 

diiringf 

Maiden 


•ondudii 
toecessary 
mth  bad 

h^s  no 

fivil2tS49fg 

^*he  mo 
confessed, 
^ficovcp^  c 
c«mplish«^ 

^Jp^ted. 
•tacles  to  I 

twisfve-  wil( 

— i^^  lit  g^ 

^^m  Urn 


\- 


wtr.     Pi^vioiis  to  his  deoartni^   u^  .^ 

ed  genera.  Cas*  pro^iS^^^rL'TS^ 
chiganterrhory—tM, civil  '1?°'^^™°'^  of  Mi- 

fc  force.   Scr"v?a?left^,/r'^'"'^* 
thousand  m.,,  „ot  n,oT2  4.J  ^Jlen  huM^I 
of  whom  were  effective     ^L  ""*'*''** 

luarfers  at  the  0  1^.%  P^P»""«  ^'"ter 
*<*obner*  w«^  enLL  •  f^'*"'  ""*>  Ohio 
lai^s  from  £^  an^tvSaS "r'l!"S  ^"P* 
dttrmg  Winter       rt)^Z  ^^' ^"^  ^^^  ^'^m 

^  "^aW'rch^The  cartpiiign  do- 

tiecessary  deZ  .Vht  fS""'*^"'-'*'*  «* 
ri'h  bad  gener^  hij  at  forflj;  "oVementsi*- 

«»cte»  to  bf  owK^Z!    ^'^**'  •*'^"^'  fe^ft"- 

ImH^  .-_s!rr""*i  *'**re' tfte*e  wei*  n-t*ji  . 
Me  liiife  d«  f-«.«i-^r  „.^^^**  ''''*  "n  UMi. 


IScre  was  a  powerful  and  active  foe  to  com* 
}kt.  The  cneniy  coiitrouled  the  navigation 
€>f  the  lake— they  may  be  said  to  have  comi 
mandcd  the  wMods,  because  it  was  at  all  times 
in  their  power  to  interdept  and  cut  off  sup. 
I^s.  THere  was  a  British  regular  force  of 
at  least  one  thousand  men^  supported  at  att^ 
limes  by.a  respectable  militia  forcej  rendered' 
%al  by  the  conduct  of  Hull ;  besides,  the 
British  general  could  command  the  service* 
of  three  thousand  Indian  warriors^  of  a  fero. 
cious  and  desper^tef^charaettr,  Th«  enemy, 
fheh,  couldt  embody  at -any  given  point  five 
Ihousand 'effective  troops.  Maiden  and  De- 
troit were  strong  military  posts,  defended  by 
•  suitable  ntunber  of  guns.  In  the  summer 
season  a  navaL  force  could  co-operate  witli 
great  effect*- 

lli'e  clisastiB'r  ae  the  river  Raisin  rendered 
llle  first  campaign  abortive.     From  the   dc- 
feat  ofWiiKiliesferj  till  the  victory  t>f  Com. 
Krry,  the  enemy  had  at  all  times  a  numericd\ 
saperiority,  as  well  as  great  local  advantages^ 
Another  c^isideration — the  troops-  composing . 
the  north  w<;stern  army,  were  for  the   most^^j 
paift,  detached  or   volunteer   militia,   whose] 
term  of  service,   after   the   fi»-st   six  months,] 
wer!!  continually  expiring,   and  whose   placet  | 
were  to  be  supplied  by  fresh  drafts  or  volua. 
tecrs.^    Whenever  the  general  saw  a  favorublrj 
niOiHcnt  iCif-cou5uiuni3ti'Tg  hls^  views  and  tlic] 
oitiku  nations  it  Wiia  lost  i  because  a0 


i 

#hen 

tcrgb 

eondii 

that  h 

^ovei 

I  interv( 

fsom  ] 

army  s 

march 

horses 

day  los 

this  /o( 

Ofh 
opinior 
as  he  ( 
nature. 
tTHjstini 
haz^rdc 
to  col.. 

That 

Whtery 
bear  an 
every  w 
The  ge 
betrayeC 
safety.  . 

of  Genoi 
that  the 
eaten  th< 
visions  r 


*pomi»t  dorpir  oF  hii  ^«|jr  niigto  ,  itmmi&nk 
When  Afcir  swvKeswefs  most  wwited.    At 

proven,  fctlnnfc,  by  the  fact,- tiw  but  «wf  daM 
intervened  between  the  dfepwureol J*e  enh» 
ftom  Pat  ,a.Bay,  till  the,  ciptuw.  of  ProZ? 

hnt^.  f  ^'"^Ses  wcrerepain:d-one  thousand 
horses  ferr,ed.ovet.the  Detroit  river,  a«d  «ie 

this  look  hkc  a  /«*«« 'movement  ? 
onS!^^''''^'P.  ''  '''^'  Meigs,  diffcrmt 

nature  oflJ^'^P^l"""*  ."•^  ""g^verBabfe 
mure.of  the  Kentucky  militia,  he  erred  in 
h^snng  to  thdr  execution,   so'  difficult  a.^ 

?o"a°Dud'^;r«^ ---'^^^^ 

That  the  fort  was  defended  not  only  in  a 

Sr  a^n^^' ;"  ,•  ''^"'''""  '"^""-'   th«  -'or^^ 
ev^rvtrh'^     ^-'""Ty^     The  picketing  was 
everywhere  pierced   by  the.  enemy's  shr.t 
The  general  was  alwavs  cxoos^H    La  „. 
beiravp/i  »K„  1     ^      .••'.    vP"*™!   and  never 

safety.    The  detcnce  was  as  obstinate  as  that 
tJi4t  the  garrison,  like  th^  F-.^^i.  «,.  .....  ._     ' 

eaten  their  horses,.had  'thc%'t«trof "tl^;"  orl^ 
v«ans.rende«di.uch  a  measure  neJesL^:;^    ■ 


m 

ti  Respecting  the  charge  of  ttmidify  at  Sait. 
du&ky^  it  may  be  proper  to  observe  that  gen, 
Harrison  was  piohably  able  to  defeat,   if  not 
lo  capture  Proctor*!  force,  after  it   had  been 
Weakened   by  its   losses  at  fort  Stephenson. 
Bttt  there  was  a  contingency  that  might  jus- 
tify a  prudent  general  in  declining   a  contest. 
Tecum^ehj  with  2000  warriort,  was  known  to 
be  on  the  alert  and  not  far  distant.     In   case 
Harrison  had    advanced   upon    Proctor  and 
Dixon,  and  had  given  them  battle,  his  camp, 
©ontaining  the  sick  and  stores  of  the  army, 
would  have  been  liable  to  pillage.     Tecum, 
seh  could   have   easily    thrown   himself  into 
Harrison's  rear,   or    have  co.operatcd   with 
Proctor  whose  combined  force^  would   have 
been  too  strong  for  the  Americans.     The  gen. 
eral,  to  be  sure,  might  hav^  acquired  glory  in 
defeating  rhe  enemy,  and  he  might   have  been 
defeated  himself.     Tlie  nation  has  loudly  ap. 
plauded  Croghan   for  his   heroic   defence    of| 
fort  Stephenson.     Why?  Because  we  areas* 
tonished  to  bchold>  small  fort,  garrisoned  by 
©ne  hundred  and  thirty  eijjiu    men,    defcndctl 
p.fainst  two  thousand.     Suppose  the  place  hd 
been  taken,  would   it  have  excited    our   sur- 
prize ?  No,  we  should  most  certainly  have  ctn- 
sured  Croghan  for  his  rashness.     By  delay  the 
general  wasK-ertain  to   attain  his  purpose  ;  licj 
fcnew  that  when  Shtlby's  corps  and  an    addi. 
tional  number  of  regulars  should  join  him,  hel 
m>ttl^  be  superior  to  the  enemy;  and  he  woul 


ry.    Eve 

tions.  h 
x)ut  hazar 
country,  i 


^o  W  Aeeo-operadon  of  commodore  Jer. 
Zns  hIL^''  fuHy  justified  his  expe'S 
tions.    He  has  aocomphshcd  his  purDosf  wit h 


m 


:M--n. 


•^'(^7  tiffK'.'/ 


I 


1 

i 

■ 

A  kuBi^B 

i 

il 

i 

i 

::r^  ^[  i)->iJl.;rIJ■ 


:^.iV.    .u^cytuq-mi'hM:: 


'A 


^Minute  and  7ntereiting  Actount^  'ik$ 
JNaval  Conflict  on 

LAKE  ERIE. 

Commodore  Perry  arrived  at  Erie  in  June, 
with  five  small  vessels  from  Black    Rock.— 
The  Queen  Charlotte  and  Lidy  Prevost,  were 
crusing  off  Long  Point  to  intercept  him — he 
passed  them  in  the  night  unperceived.     The 
Lawrence    and   Niagara  were     then  on   the 
stocks — every  exertion  was  made  to  expedite 
their  building  and  equipment,  and  early   in 
August  they  were  ready  to  sail.     But   it  was 
necessary  to  pass  the  bar  at  the   entrance   ofj 
the  harbor,  over  which  there  was  but  six  feet 
water,  and  the  brigs  drev;  nine.     The  British 
leet  appeared  off  the  harbor,  for  the  purpose 
of  preventing  our's  from   going   to   lakeJ^ 
The  means  employed  by  our   cheers   to  take 
the  brigs  over  the  bar,  were  ingtnious  and  de-l 
serve  mention.     Two  iarge  scows  iifty  fee<| 
long,  ten  feet  wide  aird  e^ght  feet  deep,  were 
prepared— they  were  first  filled  witli  water  andj 
then  floated  along  side  one  of  the  vt^'^els  in  « 
parallel  direction  :  they  were  then  secured  byj 
means  of  lar^fe  pieces  of  htwn   timber  placd 
athwart  ship,  with  both  ends  projecting  from 
the  port  holes  across  ihc  acows  ;   tlie   space 


^m 


in  June, 
Rock.— 
ost,  were 
him — he 
A.  The 
I  on  the 
expedite 
early  in 
It  it  was 
ranee  ofi 
t  six  feet 
e  British 
I  purpose 

lake  J  ^ 
\  to  t<ike 
)  and  de- 
fifty  fee< 
Lp,  were 
vater  andj 
5«^els  in  «i 
cured  by] 
er  placed 
;ing  froHi 
ie   bpact 


<;i^ed  by  otter  pieces  dto  Jfl  '  ''^'"^  »^- 

wattr Wis   then  bXrf'^"'^.?  arranged  ;  the 

by  giving  thl",X?sl,tT,  rr  '^'**''  "'^^^- 
was  thus  (hat  ihe  bai  ^1^  *^     ""?  P'^"'"-     ^t 

It.    One  ofjstacle    »=.....'  ^P*  *°  <Ppose 

^fl«  t  was  not  in  r  r^^;.  ™""""-''''  '^"'  'he 
at  Maiden      T"ere°"f '"'"**'  ^^^J'  'he  enemy 

than  half  saiJtruSTo  mJnIfi  ^""^ -"- 
ever,  a  number  of  Pc^nSEit^^^*-  «?^- 
voIuMeered   their   services     ,h»'       '""""S 

made  a  short  crutec  off  Lon^  p"T"''°''^ 
P'^rbaps,  for  the  nnr„„  r  f       ^   ^"""'   """''C 

4an  seeking  fheS;!^*'''"'*"'^  ^'^  "•^-'' 
b  left'Eri?to'!^l°*  '^"«'"'*'='"»fflodore  Per. 

he  .mou.h  ofSandusky  nVer   and"h  ^"''  °^ 
Itervie^w  with  Pf^n    «  {  '      ^  "'^  ^fi  m- 

liim  with    bouf seveniv  T,"'    ^*^  ^""''»hed 

y  KentucKiu  rrse^ve  ,s"r"''  P^'"."P^'- 
fhefl^et.  Capt.  DobWn  i ,  th?nr' '""^"''^'' 
*red  to  return  to  Erie  fori'.^'''*''  '"'"'  '"•" 
Amelia  had  been  leU  here  f?  "Zr^V  '^''^ 
»o  man  her.     Exdusr         iJ     f  *,  '^^  '"^« 

Si^r '"^  ^^' «^^y  ^  ^^' r 

3nush  fleet  at  M»W«r.   /    w-      ,^V^*     *"® 
"»ci  "counted  :i^Srgur*'^^  1^'M«% 


*Si  ^^lf«i 


u'il 


€om.  PerrA 


'  appeared 

reconncitertd 
H 


,rjre    Maiden,   of. 
the   enemy   and 


■  ^'i 


fcjir^d  to  Put-in- Bay,  thirty  five  miles  distant 
from  his  antagonist.  Both  parties  remained 
a  few  days  inactive  }  bn\  the}r  repose  ^ag  that 
of  the  lion. 

On  the  morning  of  the  10th  of  September, 
at  sunrise,  thv  tnemy  were  discovered  bearing 
down  from  Maiden  for  the  evident  purpose  of 
attacking  our  squadron,  then  at  anchor  m  Put- 
in.  Bay.  Not  a  r^omet  was  to  be  lost.  Our 
squadron  immediately  got  under  way  and 
stood  out  to  meet  the  British  fleet,  which  at 
this  time  had  the  weather  gage.  At  10  A.  M. 
the  wind  shifted  from.  S.  VV.  to  S.  E.  which 
brought  our  squadron  to  windward.  The 
wind  was  light,  the  day  beautiful — not  ».  cloud 
Obsqured  the  horizon.  The  line  was  formt4 
ait  11,  and  cpm.  Perry  caused  aii  elegant  flag, 
which  he  had  privately  prepared,  to  be  hoist. 
cd  at  the  inast  head  gf  the  I^awrence  ;  on  thi^ 
flag  was  painted  Jn  characters  legible  to  th 
whole  fleet,  the  dying  words  of  the  immortal 
Lawrence  ;—'*  Don't  qive  vfthe  ship.'' 
Its  effect  is  not  to  be  described-^every  htarti 
^as  electrified.  The  crews  cheered— the,  ex.| 
hilerating  cs^r^  was  passed.  Bpth  fleets  appear- 
ed eager  for  tlie  conflict,  on  the  result  o(j 
which  so  finvich  depended,  At  15  minutes  be.f 
fore  1?,  the  Detroit,  the  head  most  ship  f>f  th|| 
enemy,  opened  upqn  the  Lawrence,  which  foi 
ten  minutes  was  obUged  to  sustain  a  well  di- 
rected and  heavy  fire  from  the  enemy's  t 
J?irge   ships,  without  being  able  to  return 


wuiii 

the  Lc 

other  ^ 

the  wi 

them  t 

o[the 

became 

sustaini 

within  < 

rendere 

crew  lei 


At  fortj 
'3s  ruiide 
pl5  very  H 
W  mod  or 
iiieinj's  1 
'S«ed  ahe, 
lid  Lady  j 

li  the  Chip 
'^«fd   side 


87 

'hem  to  come  up  e"^^  '°°  ''Sf''  «*  enable 
of  the  La^rence'^  be£  sL^'t  '"^  '^°*«n* 
became  Unmanageable?  and"?  "^Z-  "*'^^'  «''« 
sustained  the  ac.ion  un»T^  '  *■"'  Mtuation 
within  canUte/SS'''^;^,^,  ''^  '^''  ''°"^«. 
rendered  useless,  and  bnl  '  Z^'^  S»»  ^as 
«re*r  left  unhurt  ujon'^^r"'^"  P'""'  ^^''^^ 

,fed  S'Cra^l'Lt?.  ^"-r^J  and  en. 
'he  gun  boatsVok  vSer"n°  *=  "''^  «"ion- 
Perry  left  his  ship  in^^hTrTfif'^^'J"-  ^om. 
Kent  on  board  the  NWaT  1^''  ^f  "^J'  ""d 
M  that  vessel/ the  nXtL  fV  ''^  '■^"'=''- 
fovvn  ;  ,he  -crisis  had  arrTved  '^''"*'"  """^^ 
'« th,s  moment  anticimtrfi  ^^'"-  -^^^'ot 
»mmodore,  Uy  vo  u  Sfn.  1^"'"'"^  "^'''« 
'""g  the  schoolers  into'S  lotion."'''''  '' 

h  very  li,tle  injured  and' h        '  '^"S*'"«  l^^' 
hv's   'i''e;    hr"cL,iPf%''^^""8'>    the 

»'th;  cwn::::.^'!! ''v^. -"(^-rd'^ 


Chipp, 


_     om  the   starboard 
^^y  and  Little  Belt  / 


"'fd   side,  at  h.»  ""^  "'=''- ''•'"n 

'  3t  'wli  p*.tol  shot  distance, 


_..  1- 

guns,   and 

the  iar. 

The 


aa 

small  vessels  at  Ai5  time  having  got  witbiih 
grape  and  canister  distance,  kept   up  a  |We)J; 
directed  and  destructive  fire.     The  action  now 
raged   with    the   greatest  fury— the     Qaeeo 
Charlotte,  having  lost  her  commander  and  sev- 
eral of  her  principal  officers,   in  a  moment  of 
confusion  got  foujof  the  Dotroit— in  this»itu- 
ation  the  enemy  in  their  turn  had  to  sustain  a 
tremenduous  fice  without  the  power  of  return, 
ingit  With  much  eflfect ;  the  carnage  was  hor. 
rible—the  flags  of  the    Detroit,  Queen,  Char, 
lotle  and  Lady    Prevost  were  struck   in  rapid 
succession.     The  brig  Hunter  and   schooner 
Chippeway,  were   soon    compelled  to   follow 
the  example.     The   Little    Belt  attempted  td 
escape  to  Maiden,  but  she   was  .pursped   hj 
two  of  the  gup  boats  and   su<^rende.red  ■  abouf 
three   miies  distant  from  the  scene  of  action 

The  writer  of  thi$  account,  in  comp^iny  w i!| 
five  others,  airivtd  at  the  head  of  Put-in  Ba 
island  on  the  evening  of  the  yth,  and  had 
view  of  the  action  at  the  distance  of  only  te 
miles.     The  spectacle    was   truly    grand  anj 
awful.,    The  firing  was  incessant  for  the  spa« 
of  three  hours,  and  continue  d   at  short  iiitej 
vals  forty   five  ir»inutes  'hmger.     In   less  tha 
-  ore  hour  after  tht   batdt  began,    most  oft^ 
vessels   of  both   flrets    were   enveloped   iiij 
cluudof  smoak,  wliich  rendered  the   issue 
♦K*.    artif^n    imc  ertaiiu    till  the  nex^    moruiii 
visiter 


whei 


side  of  the  inland.     The  reade. 


Easily  ji 
suit.     T 

^suspense 
issue  of 

If  the 

the  intern 
ed  our  sq 
Iten  on  b< 
41st  regi 
fought  bn 
'^ere  eithc 

The  car 
digious—i 
besides  wc 
knd  Queei 
pow  to  ster 
m's  hand 
pouching  til 
pany  balls, 
Nged  in 
thick  to  be 
'Ss  within  j 
'eresomuc 
>on  after  th 

The  Ibss  G 
[«ularly  on  I 
>g  was  struc 
^^y  remain] 
""pleieiy  ri( 

s  of  ihe 


easily  j^dge  of  our  solicituj,  to  learn  A. 
suit.     There  is  no  sentimenf  »,  **  *■«- 

.suspense,  when  it  is "Sh  T^^'IP^'"^"' "'«" 
•ssue  of  an  event  lilce  this!       ^'        uncertain 

*e'LtSf'ate;r  1 ''  ''  ^-  «  -- 
ed  our  squadron  for  ..S'^  '"  '^'"^  ^°'>'d. 
ken  on  board  WsflZ^   k    P'^'P"**^  ""^  had   ta- 

*i«  regimen? r  5?  fZ  '"'  °'*''=  '"'""""^ 
fought  bravely,  but  nLw         "*  "''""*'*  ""d 

digToil';2:f  j;^,t'  1''^  P"-^  "'^^  P- 
besides  H-ourfded      The  s  nf  T,  '"  '^"'^'^ 

l?"<I  Queen    Chariot  e^rt^hL^  P^'^"" 
pow  to  stern  •  th^^r^  ,.,  shattered   from 

one's  hanro;,'''t^X:r''^r''o'"  to  pLcc 
hchingthe  imprUon  o7l.  'f'  ""'^'^^ 
Koy  balls,  canister  S  erane  '^°'-'  ^^^"^ 
Ng«d  in  their  bulSs^  Ih!  T*"^  '■°""'' 
MtobepenetraiT.Hl  K  '  ""'^  "''"'"e  too 
;s  .ithin  ISZ  dtaZ" T"'"'  ""- 

"ipiciely  riddkd    h^Vkl^uir*"  "^^^^.^    were 


^ns 


•-."aiiuijg    on   denk      u^.       .  *"* 

ctelyriddkd    byVhTshorL"'"''^    '^^''^ 


I 


m 


-SO 

m^mfnlE^^  after  the  conflict,  when  I  fi^-st  went  oji 
b<  ard,  '-xhibittd  a  scene  that  defies  dt:hcrip. 
tian—fvM  it  was  Htterally  covered  with  blQod, 
which  still  adhered  to  the  jplank  in^  ckts-^ 
brains,  hair,  and  fragments  of  bones  were  still 
sticking  ta  the  rigging  and  sides^  The  sur. 
geons  were  still  busy  wiih  the  wounded— e. 
nough!  horror  appalled  my  senses. 

Among  the  wounded  w«rc  sev^al  bravt 
Mowsj  each  of  whom  had  lost  a  leg  or  an/ 
arm,  they  appeared  cheerful  and  expressed 
a  hope  that  they  had  done  their  duty.  Rome 
and  Sparta  would  h^ve  been  proud  of  these 
lK;rocs»r     . 

It  would  be  invi^ious^  to  particularize  iiv 
stances  of  individual  merit,  where  every  one 
so  nobly  performed  his  part.  Of  the  nine 
senmen  remaining  unhurt  at  the  time  th? 
Liwrence  struck  her  flag,  fiv^;  were  immedi| 
ately  promoted  for  their  unshaken  firmnej 
in  such  a  trying  situation.  The  most  of  thes 
had  Oten  in  the  actions  with  the.  Gu  rrir 
and  Java, . 

Every  officer  of  thfe  Lawrence,  except  tllj 
commodore  and  his  little  brother,  a  promising 
youth,  13  years    old,   were  tither  kitted  i 
wounded,  a  libt  of  whose  names  are  given 
^he  closexot  thejaccQunt.,. 

thctefEcacy  of  ,the  guiji  boats  waa  fiflly , 


ved  ir 
zes  b 
took  r 
severe 
befr>-e 
fire  ' 
cnewi) 
Bayne 
[IPerr) 


The 
entjtlej 
tHe  da 
rou^.w 
vva§.f|^ 
other, 
of  the.] 
vipie^i 
for  .soil 
'sibleat 
Comm 


one  flet 

citi»jenj 
son  anc 
Hcroj  £ 

QnX 

after  h( 
awi>y|p 


y^ 


St  went  on 
s  dthcrip. 

were  still 
Th^  sur. 
jBcledi— e- 


jfal  bravtl 
leg  or  ml 
expressed! 
y.  Romej 
I  of  these] 


lUrlzc  m 
every  one 
the  nine 
time  th? 
I  imme( 
1  firnjnes 
>st  of  thes 
Gu  rrie 


xcept  till 

promising' 

kitted  ' 

e  gjiyen 


01 

vod  in  tir     ^tioni,  and  the  sterns  of  all  the  p^ 
zcs  heat       pit  tc^imony  of  the   fact.    Tbcy 
tookr        -  posHiQf  ;  a    '  galled  the   enemr 
severe!        The  tadv  l^revos^ost  twelvemen;- 
before  t  aher  of  the  Drif      '        on  her.     Their 
to   /ai^  q^ick  ^nd  pn|5Q.   ;.     Ut  us  hear   ihc 
enemy.     The  ^r^ieral  order  of  Adjutant  Gcip. 
Bayne^,  cqd  4^in     .1*  following  words  :  <*  His- 
if erry^J  numc.rQ^s-gun  boats,  [four]  iwhich. 
had  Jffov^,d  the  |fr,eatest  ani^qyance  durinff  die- 

The  undaunted  bravery  of  iadmlral'BarcliW: 
e^t^tlefj   bin)  tQ .  ^  belter  bt^  ;  to  t^  ej  1q?s   -jf : 
the  day  w^s  J^ijperfidaed  greyii^us  and;  4fmme. 
rqu^.woimd§ ;  he  hftd  tefore  lost  an  ^fmi\t^ 
wa^,  fjpwBis  hard  fQ«une  to  lose  4ie  use^f  this 
other,  by  a  shot  which  carried  away  the  blade 
of  therighfcfihoujdiir  ;  ^  danfeter  siiotiinade  a 
WQ^ni  c£^|3t|u&i^,inhi?Jt)i|>  5  ^tm  Hsoundswete 
ior.soine^^ys:<?<?ftsider^!(|infiflr^        E^ery  posk 

sibleattent^i^Av§&>pf|ia  tp  hksitualdonv.'  Whe^ 
Commodore  Perry  sailed  for  BBfTalo,  he  was 
mf^r  fficofWfedthpt  he  tolk  pas^a^iori  bbard 
oprfcet. .  Tife  .-ft^t  t©ucl|0d  at  feifie.  The 
^Jti*fi«S:«aiwtth^  ©fieottug  apeotaoJe  df ,  H^trii 
son  and  Perry -le^iag  the  wounded  British 
Hero,  still  unable  to  walk  without  help,  from  . 
ti^lfciefliohvtojfcirlodgjogs^L.  4^1" 

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fte  courage  to  goon  bt,ard  at  Maiden,  for 
fte  purpose  ef^ctnjgr  as  sharp  shooters  to  kill 
our  officers.  One  ha^tte  courage  to  ascend 
Mto  the  round  top  and  dischar^his  Se 
but  the  .whizzing  of  shoti  ^pUhters,  and  bite 
of  rigging  soon  made  the  place  toi^  Warm  fo, 

«f TiTi  ^'"u^***?*^ **»  5^^'  went  up; 

w»nts  of  a  seaman's  head  struck  his  comralpa 
fece,  and  corered  it  with  blood  and  brains. 

wS^^'l*''*'  ?""'«« interjection  "fuoh  r 
wjd  botfc  acugbt  safely  below. 


!:^.<:  h-sl 


at  Stdfr^*^"**  *^^  domcstfcaied  a  fooT 
f^  ^?If    \-  ^'^"'J'ccoropanied  his  M«>.«^i» 

l^*^^^**'  *"•  '*'"  '•'^'''^  "f  the  Dfetroif  du. 
rtng  die  eisgagementj  and  escaped  nubttrt. 

^e  taiedof  both  fleets  were  thrown  over, 
hoard,  a,  fest  as  dleyfell.    Several  were  wash. 

SL  S^A^r  **  '^''l''  and  flK  main  during 
tiw  gales  that  succeeded  the  action. 

jwni^  and  lodulgpnce  ;  several  Canadians; 

^XIT  r  "*"""'  '^«  P««i«t«ed  to 
vnit  tbeir  families  on  parole..  f!    V' 

mmS^  of  their  |uns,  as  well  asin  the  .Tumber 
of  men.  The  Awencan  fleet  was  manned 
ioA  a  motljr  set«f  beings,.  Europeans.  AOUt 
^^t^AmOKVa iirgia  tven  nart  of  th^  Bh;^ 


5%W 

[iKor^ 


lalden,  for 
)ters  tokill 
'  to  apcend 
Ms  'piece, 
»  a^d  bits 
iJ^i^arm  for 
went  up  5 
if  the  fr^g. 

9  Giomrad^n 
W   brains. 


Ki  ■ 


>i5troitdu- 
uinhilit. 

own  over, 
^rc  wash, 
un  during 

wiUt'  hu^ 
'anadiim^ 


;..u' 


^gtA  and 

'  iiumber 

maniled 

thelMw 


(S«or4  of  luiglisli..     1^  r  xifete  tn^iv^TySM^ 
whor  QP«34,l?e  ot^fiJtwisc,  if|>de;f  ikc^ 


'.3^^       ,^,I'. 


(jnies   ollhe  Aim:iTOin  and  Britip  affieers 

in  an  appropriate  and  affecting   manner.     Ah 
opening;  onHtlve  ^arg^n  oflthe  bay  was.  seMf  ted  ^ 
ibrthe  interment  of  tJwL^bodies^v    The  cie^. 
of  hpih.  fleets  adtendcd.   \T)^e^  wea^r  j(v4s^ 
fine-T-^tfie  elements^  i^em^  to  p^rti^j^i^  j^^ 
'the^lequriities  of  ihe  da)^  for   every   brei;ie 
was  lius&eid  ^d  not  a  wave  rajQied  tlie  surface^ 
of  the  w^terl     The  pfocession  of  feoatft^t^er 
neat  appearance  of  the  officers  and  mm^^i 
music— the   slow  and  regular  motion   oSf  tha 
oars^  striking  la  exi^Gt  tmif  wkh;  tl|f  ^es  of  ^ 
solemn  dirges— the  mourn ful   w^mg   of  ihc. 
iiigs-  -  the  sou  nd  of  the  minute  guns  Irofti  tte 
diftcrent  ships  iathe  harbor--. the    ii^ikf  m^ 
solitary,  aspect   of  the  place -the  stiitnc^s  of 
nature,  g^ye  to  the  sccnie  ^n  air  of  n^kneli^^ 
grandciH:,^  betttir  fck  than  described ^^alliacfc.. 
nowkdged    its   inftdencer-aU   Wi^re  Ji^nsil^ 
affected.     What  a  contrast  did  it  exhibit  toi  the 
terrible    conft&t  thci  preeeding   dayi     Tlicfii 
the  people  o{  the  two  squadrons  were  engaged 
ini  the  deadly  strife  of  arms.  .  Now  they  asso- 
ciated like  brothers^  t^  pay  the  last  sad  tributien 
Qfct^spS^t  to^thfide^A  qI both nfttioiisj.^ 


n  m 


94 

man  Laub  of  the  Lawrence  ;  capt.  Finnis  a^i 

gL  ^^""/u*^  ^"""  Charlotte,  and  lieut 
Garland  of  the  Detroit.    The  graces  are  bm 

^  The  marges  of  fmrmpwrn  highly  com. 
Fhmented  by  the  commodore,  for  tiir  ^0^^ 

most  of  them  had  seen  a  square  rigged  vessel 
being  fresh  from  Harrison's  atmy.  ^he  ^^ 
tuckians  proved,  on  this  occason,  as  haf  th 
cEitl"'"  ''"'"'  '^'*  they  ca^n  fight  on  both 

Capt,  Elliot  certainiy  deserves  great  praise 
for  his  bravery,  it  is  to  be  regretted,  however 
amheov^actedhi^part.     ^henhewe^^ 
board  the  Scorpion  to  order  her  to  take  a  n-^ar. 
er  position  to  the  enemy,  he  ordered  c.pta in 
Almy  below,  and  struck  several  of  th«  m^u  in 
die  r  faces  with  his  speaking  trumpet,     hy 
which  means  he  gave  them  much  pan!  and  i.u 
delible  scars,  without  acc^elerating  a   moment 
her  motion  or  her  iir..     Such  fJksorpaS 
A'Tl  "^"^y^^^^P^^^^    hovvevcTpain, 
foLS  l'     ^k'   ^^^n>i^'^  had    been   well 

*ou^hf,    and  neither  her  Captain  or    crew  de. 
served  the   treatment   thej^    received.     Aikr 


the  act] 
Almy  tl 
he  declji 
court  rrn 
I  pocencei 

Capt»] 

:5ed  himj 

in  an  abi 

his  full  si 

He  is  an 

manner  i 

mu<h  frc 

Where  h 

fthine  wit 

foufgbt  §( 

ipth  of 

(jud  rece 

rously  vo 

heroism 

gf-s,  OUgt] 

like  dogs, 

'9II.     Men 

national  g 

ought  not 

death  w  id 

out  the  Jci 

ings. 

The  fol 
htnbot^nde* 
iSaiior^s  rh 


mi(Jsh!]j. 
innis  and 
md  lieut 
»  are  btft 
\e  future 
tubmen, 
^meflcafi 

^y  com- 
ur  good 
tthe  the 
IvesseL 
be  Kin. 
has  the 
on  both 


t  praise 
owever^ 
vent  on 

a  n?ar. 
enjHaiii 
mGii  in 
tt,.  by 
and  in. 
oinent, 
pas5>ion 
r  pain, 
n  well 
?vv  de. 

Alter 


the  action,  eommodore  Perry  oferc  J  cafttam 
Almj.  the  co^lInand  of  Ae  Lady  Preyo^;  ^uf. 
he  dechned  the   honor,  and  requested  that  a 
court  martiaj  mijjbt  decide  pa  fts  guilt  or  ii^. 
Ipocenccj   ^r 

Capt>»in  Turner  of  the  Calcdoni.n,   signall. 
«ed  hinisclfr-he  brought  his  ship  into  action 
in  an  able  manner,  and  contributed,  no  doubt, 
his  fu.l  sbure  towards  the  success  of  the  day. 
He  15  an  officer  of  courage  and  skill ;  but  the 
manner  m  which  he  treats  his  men,  detract* 
rou.h  from  his  merit  as  a  naval  commander. 
Whi:re  humanity  is  wanting  all  other  virtue* 
.bine  wnh  dimiuished  lustre.     The  men  wfca 
fought  so  gloriously  oh  the  ever  memorable 
10th  of  september.-who  risked  their  lives 
and  received  honorable  wounds- who  Bene, 
nmsly  volunteered  their  services,   and"  whote 
htroisro  Will  be  celebrated  through  distant  a- 
rs,  ought^iiot  to  befogged,  cruelly  Bogged 
like  dogs,  for  trivial,  or  ratherfcr  nooffenlf  at 
?l .    Men  whose  services  vt  ^ater  than  the 
national  gratitude  or  recompense  can  requite! 
ought  not  to  languish  in  sickoess-^to  sink  in 
fcth  w-hhout  one  effort   to  save  them-with! 
out  the  leas^  attention  to  alleviate  their  suffer. 

l.nhi'f  i°II°"''".S  pertinent  motto  has  excited 

inbotoded  enthusiasm  :     «.  Free,  tr-ade  and 

ISa^kr's  n^^«."     Let  then  the  ••  rigkis"  ofS 

'i't^Bt    l»e  respected,  as  well   by  our  own 


^tl»frrig  Jwf'irse    than  Toffy  to  fe*  of  <*  iyaildrV 
^Sm*'  xvhffe  i^r  hkyal  b€bc*rs  a^e  permitted' 
tor  fl  tgf,  bt-M,  and'oiHetWise  iriirftitat  theiir  men. 
The  officers  acquire  their   glory,  in  most  ca- 
se^i  at.the  ej^pense  of  the  lives  and  the  blood 
of  their  men.    'Kow  greSt  then  the  obligation 
.to  treat   thenri  with  fc indness   and   humanit:y  !  i 
But  it  tna^  be  objected  that  a  lenient  systemj 
of  discipline  will  not  answer  for  the  naval  str. 
Vice-^that  we  must  imitate  the  British  in  se^  I 
Verity.     Nothing  is  fnorcfalacious,  L  will  on. 
^y  cite  one    case  to  proye  my,  posiuori  ;   thcl 
xrew  of  the  Essex  are  as  obcdfent  to  command 
as  that  of  any  ship  in  the  navy ;  yet  the,,  gal. 
^aht  ipapt.  Porter,  who  is  sis  human&asiic  iij 
4}rave,  neyer  inflicts  corjporal  punishment.     Ifj 
:the  limits  of  this  work  permitted,  I  could  givq 
jfaciSf  names  ^nd  arcumCances  that  would  asi 
^oi&h  4he  rea4<^r  and  excite   his  indignatiofl.] 


!t 


tm 


'«< 


Stat^¥nekt  ofthejinfet  oj  the  Brttiih  Sque' "  m 

^Ship  betroit  ^*  "^  ip  gunsf  an:pivot  anil 
t;           .,               f.  2  hQwitxerStj 

.    iguecn  Charlotte  17  do.     1  do, 

Schr.  Lady  Pre  vast  13  do.    1  do. 

Brig  Hunter  10  do. 

:Sloop  Little  Belt       ^>   *}  do. 

Cl%pew^  i  do.  and  2  swivels. 

^3  guns. 


Staten 

Brigl 

1^ 

C 

Schr.  . 

S( 

Sc 

Sloop  • 

Schr.  t 
Pc 


List  of 
ted  S 

xoth ; 


John  Br< 
Henry  I 

Christian 
James  W 
Joseph  K 
John  C.  J 
J^hn  Smi 
William 
Andrew  I 
John  Hofl 


ermitted' 
leif  men. 
mtjst  ca- 
fie  blood 
bligation 
[(nanitv  ! 
t  system 
aval  scr. 
h  in  St' 
will  on- 
oh  :  the 
pitimand 
^.  gal 
as  be  h 
lent.  If] 
u  Id  give 
ould  asn 
ignatioaj 

ivot  and! 
)witxers.| 


vivelft. 


91 

^^-tement  of  the  f^ce\f jke  iMtei  State. 

Squadron. 

Brig  Lawrence  20  guni 

20  do. 
3  do. 

-*do.(i  burst  early  in 
the  action.)  VI 

2  do.  and  2  swivels 
1  do,  - 

Xdo, 


Niagara 

Caledonia 
ochr.  Ariel 

,    Scorpion 
Somers 
Sloop  Trippe 
Schr.  Tigress 
Porcupine 


54  guns. 


-0^S>0. 


^"*fJ^f^''^y>oun(ied  on  hoard  the   \jn(. 

latAi  S    I     '  ^"9' '"  "^  ""'on  of  the 
iOtA  September,  1843,  vjr  >   :-.-i,}^Mj" 

On  board  the  LatbrentM.    '^ ' 
i„k    T.      .  KILLED.    . 

John  Brooks.  Lieutenant  Marines, 

P^"""!;"  M/yhew,  Qr.  Master; 
James  W.  Allen,  seamen,         ' 

Joseph  Kenedy,  do. 
John  C.  Kelly,  private  in  the 
•.'J?"  Smith  seaman, 
W'l'iam  Cmton,  o.  s. 

tfe  f'''^'"^'  ''^'""an. 
John  Hoffinan,  o,  seaman, 


■^llegt. 


j-wt' „  ..ji.iiiiniiii|iiimiiini 


^ 


Charles  Pohig,  seaman, 
N<)^n  ?cters«  se^fiani; 
lames  Jones,    |3p.  - 

John  Rose,      ^do. 
James  Carty,  sail  maker^s  ,ma^f» 
Tliomas   Butler,  seaman, 
Wilson  Maj(Sj,carpenterVfnat§, 
James  Brown  seaman,  * 

Ethelred  S3fies,Jandsman, 
Philip  Starpiey,  corpon|l  nni^rioc;^ 
It^seHarUnd  private, 
Abncr  Williijms,  do*    ■     — j22 

WOUND.ED, 
John  Ji^Yarnall,  1st  lieut.  slightly, 
Pulaney  Ferrest,  M    4o,     ,do, 
Wm,  N.  Taylor,  saijing«ma§tcr  do* 
Samuel  Hamblc^ton,  purser,  severely, 
Thomas  Clpxtpu,  midbhipiman,  do.  siiH^^d^4* 
Augustus  Sw?^riw'out,     do.      dpt 
Jonas  Stone,  carpenter,  slightly.  / 

Wm.  C  Keen,  master  at  arms,  slighUyf 
Francis  Mason,  qr.  majster,  $eycrely, 
John  Newen,qr.'master,  do. 
Joseph  Lewis,  qr.  master  slighdyf 
£zekiel  Fowleri  do.     do.      do. 
John  E.  Brqwn,  qr,  gunner  sevcrcty* 
Wm.  Johnson,  boats\|aiH*s  mate,  severely, 
James  Helan  '     do.  slightly, 
George  Cornell,  carpenter's  mate,  slightly, 
Thomas  Hammond  ar^raqurcr,        do. 
Wm.  Thompson,  seaman,  scveirely, 
George  Varnum,^     doi        do. 
James  Moses,    ^-      do.        do. 


Wdlia 

Josep? 

Willia 

Xohn  ( 

Stephe 

George 

Lannoi 

James 

John  B 

J«hn  1 

Andrew 

Jeremia 

Henry  I 

Bbnoni, 

Thomas 

Peter  K 

Nathan 

Thomas 

Barney  *; 

William 

Westcrlj 

Samuel  i 

%bert  1 

jP'rancis  I 

lliomas 

Charles  1 

William 

Jesse   W 

^mcs  Ha 

I  James  Bii 

Wm.  Bill 

|Wm.  BdP 

l^vid  Ch 


It   i 


^^ 


^d^4* 


William  Roe, 
Joseph  Denning, 
William  Oarimr, 
Jt)hn  Clay,      ^ 
Stephen  Fairfield, 
George  Williarns, 
Lannon  Ho!»e,  ^^ 

James  Waddiiigton,  do* 
John  Burdeen,  do. 

J«hn  Biirnhamj         dtSl 
Andrew  M^ttisoit,     do.        qo. 
fctS-^-°^e,  o.  s.  do. 


do. 

do. 
do. 
do. 
6(5i 


dp. 
do. 
d5. 
do. 

dm- 

dd. 
do. 
dp. 
do. 
do. 


Henry  Sdiroeder,  do. 

Bbnoni  Price,  do- 

Thomas  Robinson,  do! 

Feter  Kinsley,  ^q 

Nathan  Chapmmi,  ^  do*- 
Thomas  B^l^  ^d- 

Bamdy-McClaii^,  do. 
William  Uawson,  s* 
Westerly  Johnson,   o.  si 

Samuel  Spy woocV  cF^ 
%bert  Hiil,  .  s; 

Frincis  Ciinimings,  o.  s'. 
i  nomas  R^edf  ^ 

\&^"'^^^''    *■* 

wuiiam  Simpson,  do. 
Jesse  Wiiliams,  V  do- 
James  Haidley,  ^' 
f^^«^W,  marine  * 
Wm.  Btfrnett^.  do. 
■Wm.  Bdecrs  ^- 
y^yid  Christie,  2o 


do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

doi - 

do, ' 

dd^' 

do. 

do. 

do. 
slightly;" 
.severely, 

do. 

do. 

ck). 

do. 

slightly, 
severely, 

do.         ' 
Clb. 

d<*i 


100 

Herny  VanpoolCf       da         do. 
Thomas  Triff,       landsman    do* 


dow 
do. 
do. 
dow 

severely^ 
slightly - 


Elijah  Partin,  'do* 

John  Adani^,  do. 

Charles  Harrington,  do. 

Wm.  B.  Perkins,        do. 

Nathliniel  Wade,       bovi 

Newport  Hazzard      do.      slightly      ■       61 

[On  the  morning  of  the  action  Ac  sicklfst 
of  tlic  Lawrence,  contained  31  unfit  foi  duty.} 

On  board  the  Niagara^ 
n  KILLED. 

Peter  Morel,  seaman, 
Isaac  Hordy,  o.  s.— 2. 

WOUNDED. 
John  J.  Edwards,  lieutenant,       ^     , 
John  C:  Cummipgs,  niidshipma^i 
Edward  Martijiy  seamen, 
Wm*  Davis,  o,  s. 
Joshua  Trapnil|,  marine, 
Rofivell  Hall,  iu  s. 
George  Piatt,  s. 
Elius  WiUy,  o.  s., 
licnry  Oavi!:iSon.  a»,^  r 
John  M.  Stribuck,  o.  s, 
John  Freemen,  o.  s. 
James  Lansford,  s. 
Thomas  Wilson,  s. 
Chfarles  davidson,  s. 
Daniel  Btnnet,  s. 
John  filton,  boatswain's  matCjv 
Sergeant  Mason>  marine. 


since  dead* 


^orpon 
Thomai 
John  Ri 
George 
George 
Samuel 


Jal^cs  A 
Isaac  Pe 
James  P\ 


Carles  X 


John  Wh 

William  I 

Rcfeert  \\ 

I  J^n  Laei 


IslfacGrcS 
|Joim  Nile*5 

Oil'  bo 

I wounded. 

IJohn  Glark 
John  Sylha 


TT 


;:■ 


/: 


«6rporal  Scott,  marine, 
Thomas  MiUcr,  marine, 
lohn  Rumas,  marine, 

George  WManomy,  marine, 
George  BcoffitKf,  marine, 
Samuel  Cochran,  marine.— 25>t 

.     V         (^^bdard  the  Caledonia,      '^' 

Xamcs  Artu«  slighth' 
Isaac  Perkins,  slightly, 
James  Philips,  slightly. 

Ontoard^ihe  Sbheti- 

Carles  Ortfeen,  Godfrey   Bownwn.   - 
Oh  board  the  4tiat   * 
KILLED.        ' 

John  White,  boatswaia's  mate 

Iwir       o.-      WOUNDED.' 

Wi^IiamSloss,t>.s.^ightJy. 

Robert  Wilson,  s.         dd/ 
I  J«in  Laeas,  landsrhan,  do. 

On  hoard  the  Tritt^ 
u.     '...  WOUNDED.^ 

nsfl^cGreeft^^  26th.  regt.  badlcy 

John  Nile's,  soldifer  17th  fegt.  sligS?' 

\i^^^^^'^^^  or 

Ofi  board  the  ScoTpian, 
It  I.    r,r   ,     -       KILLED. 
John  Glark,  midshipman, 

John  Sylhamamer,  landsman.- 

X  4i 


102 


OnbcAfdthe  Tigresf^notitkiHed  or  woundcdl 

Recapitulation, 
(Two  days  previous  to  the  action,  fifty  seven 
men  unfit  for  service  it)  the  small  vessels.) 


LawrencCi- 

Niagarai 

Caledonia' 

Somers^ 

Aridy 

TrippCf 

Scoipiin^ 


:t 


Killed,    JPqunded,     Total, 


22 

2 


27 


.,«*.*:■■ 


61 

S 

3 
2 


96 


88 
271 

3- 1 

2 

ii 

2.1 

123> 


Thee 

sch,*  wi 

fell  at  tl 

t^  Shaw 

Wellfori 

fatigue^  \ 

^  very  ( 

was-  erec 

evespen( 

air  of  h 

arose  frc 

not  leave 

was  nerw 

and  sare 

speech,  hi 

mirppse.* 

Jinown '  t< 

his  persof] 

Indiap& 

dressed  di 
said  that  £ 
Jhisfcowc^ 
HTeconcih 
Would  not 


•Pwnowiced 


ms' 


)un()edt 

Y  seven 
els.) 

Total. 
88 

41 


.3: 


Military  Anecdotes.- 


The  celebrated  aboriginal  warrior,  Tccutift- 
»eh.«  was  in  the  44thy<(iwofhl«aoc  whcnlT 
fell  «  the  faattfe  of  thJ  Thame^  "Se  t^  ^ 
*e  Shawwmoe  fribe.  five  feet  tea  inche«^4* 

•  v!^*  ril*  iL''-  ^."P'"'  *»f  sustaining  in 

f^owT;„  «»  d««:waspiara^he  was  «e*e, 
known  to  hriulge  in  gaudV^  decbradim  «■ 
fespersoB  which  k  ihe  J-ieral  practi?^  t£ 
I«d«ps;^  He  wow  on  the  day  dT  his  ^fcattT^ 
dcwsed^dearskin  coat  and  pintaloons.  UU 
«ul  Aathe  could  md  and^.eeow^Uy"^ 

£±!!^*.:r'  1  «»>  doubtful,  a.  he  wS  th« 
ST^l*  *"f  "J'  *?  civili2»tion,  of  couraS 
would  not  be  apt  tt.  reKd,  our  aits!    He  ml 


./I 


J*' 

Ik 


ii] 


■  w  -r-vf  i^ 


im< 


hijeiwy  respect  a   i'^^itmge,  the  gf^atesrpefs 
1^)8,  since  the  days  of  Fdhtaip^     His   ruling 
maxim  m  4var,  was,  to  take  lio  prisoners,  and 
hti  strictly  adhered  ttx  the  sanguinary  purpo. 
aes  of  his  sb«il^he  nelthier  gave  nor  accepted 
patters.     Yci^  paradoxical  as  it  tita>fr  seeing 
io  die  prisoners  mad©  by  the  other  ti^bes,  hr 
iras  attentive  and  faufUfOie.'    Ndy,  Krone  in* 
itsnee^  he  isy  said  tti^haire  buned  his  tomaha^ 
^  the  head  of  a  G%peway  chief,  whom' lie 
Smind  actively  engaged  initiaisMpereing  some^ 
0f  Dudky^^'men^  a^r  they  had  beea  made 
peisen^s  by  the  BMtish  imdfitdlansfr^^  It  had 
klig  bee«  a  ItinQirite  projest  of  this^  aspiring 
0hi<rf  to  tintie  the  northeiti,  western  and  ^outh^ 
trn  Iiidians  lor  the  fmrpfi^  of "tegaimng  their 
eountry  as  far  as  the   Ohioi^  -  Whether  th^ 
grand  idea  originated  in  lus<iwn^or  his  broth* 
er^s  ifiHid,  Of  was  suggested  by  the  British,  ji^{ 
fit*  known^**-butr  ihisv  muoh^  is « ^lertaki^   h| 
dieerii^d  die  pA|n  withiendiiimsm,  and  ao^ 
titMy  visited  the'€n^k  in^ans,  to  prey^  dd 
Ihem  to  joKi^n^the  tindertalMing.    ile  waa  ai> 
wtm  opposed  tothe  sale  of  the  MdiaTi  2and*i 
«««*fn'a^a>Qneii  at '¥ihcennes,  in  laiO^  he  wai 
feUiid  iqMsl  to  the  insidious  artit  of  a  diplom*^] 
tilt*    I^  one  of  ills   spaeoheis  iie^oooi^eed 
general  H##i8on  a  liar.    ]iB&^lias^eii  Iti'  atft 
roost  every  batde  with  the   Americans  from 
the*  time  of  Harmers  defeat  to  that  of  the 
•pSrmes.    He  %as  jbMeen  several  times  Ifftm^, 
cd,  and  always  sought  the  hottest  of  tM  fiie» 
A^.7  minutes  before  he  received  the  6tai 


ire  of  CO 

lall  in  hi 

leased  oi 

fore  the  t 

%nalise< 

f  the  boJ 

irst  setile 

ly  aciiVei 

lining  tl 

iroperty. 

iituck} 

\Ccr  some 

[horses  lad 

>ursuit  ar 

Iretire  to 

seems  to  1 

wealth,  an 

sidies  muj 

perseverec 

on  the  5th 

|withv  great 

•f  Harriso 

[the  indtrnt 

[Gognized 

i'inty  of  hi 

dous"  ple^j 

'pressibn,  i 

features,  ti 

Some  of  th 

^v  commii 

He  was  sc 

A  hundi 


itesrpe#a 
si  ruling 
lers,  and 
purpo 
accepted 
|r'  ieeiHi 
ilibes,  br 
one  h^* 

bom'' lie 
ng  soin^ 
A  made 
It  bad 
airing 
d^mitb^ 
ng  tbeif 
ler  tbii 
I  brotb. 
'Msb,  f 

ind  ao« 

■I  kndii 
he  wat 

IptORN^I 

oi^eed 
•  Jniit  at^ 

s  from 
of  the 
^oiyittn 


I  105 

I 

iTi  ^  K°''  '^"*'"'.  '»e  had  received  a  musket 
fall  in  his  left  arm,  yet  his  eflForts  to  conquer 

fci  °?'^  "''"'r'i?'     When  .youth. an<?be. 
tore  the  tr«ty  of  Greenville,  he  had  so  ofte« 

bf  the  boldest  of  the  Iddiah  vvarriots.     In  the 

fcrst  settlemem  of  Kentucky,  he  was  peculiar- 

By  aclive  in  seizing  boats  going  down  the  Ohio. 

mmng'  the  passengers  and  cuFryine  oflFthek- 

property.     He  made  frequent  incurflo-  >  i„,o 

Kentucky    where  he  would   invariably   mur- 

\ur  soine  of  the  settlers  and  escape'with  several 

■horses laden  w.Uiplunder.     He  always  eluded 

■pursuit  and  when  too  closely  pressed   would 

ietire  to   the   Wabash.     His   ruling  passion 

■wealth,  and  although  his  plunderings  and  sub- 
Bsidies  must  have  amounted  to  a  great  sum.  he 
bersevered   little  for  himself.     Alter   his  f«H 
IM  die  5th  of  October,  his  person  was  viewed 
huh  great  interest  by  the  officers  and  soldiers 
p  Harrison^s  army.     It  was  some  time  before 
the  indentii*  of  his  person  was  sufficiently  re- 
Icogmzed    to  renK>ve  all  doubt   as  to  the  ccr- 
fmty  of  h>8  death.    There  was  a  kind  of  fero. 
cious;  pleastire,  »f   I  may  b^  allowed    the    ex. 
pression,  ,n  contemplating  the  contour  of  his 
slT;,K    v""    was  majestic  even    in   death.. 
!bome  of  the  Kentucfeiajis  disgraced  themsclve, 
by  committing  indignities  on   his  dead  body. 
«e  was  scalpeU  and  otherwise  dij:fi".>'.>'t       ' 

A  hundred  instances  of  Che  daring  valor  6f 


J) 


10&- 


"«. 


K 


f-  >^ 


h « 


iiSk  Kcfituckkins  might  be  cited.    On  oti 
march  from  Maiden  to  Sstndmch,  a  volunte( 
in  the  fl^ink  guard,  discovered  an  Indian  at  th 
distance  of  200  yards,  in  the  act  of  levcllin? 
bis  rifie  at  our   men ;  he  instanHy  left  th 
ranks,  made  for  the  Indian  and  received  hi 
fire— the   Indit^n  retreated,  but  was  closeh 
pursued  by  the  volunteer,  who  soon  gained  oa 
Iii8  foe  ;  he  fired  and  brought  hinvto  the  grounJ 
-^but  the  Indian  K^d  previwsli)^re  Idadeidhi 
piece,  and  in  his  turn  fired  on   the  volunteer 
tirho  received  the  content*  in  his  leg— he  m 
at  this  time  halfamil^  from  his  cdmrades- 
but  did  not  retreat  till  he  had  dispatched  ti« 
wounded  Indian  and  secured  his  scalp,  whic 
he  bore  in  triumph  to   his   company.     Thi 
danger  of  an  ambush  probably  never  oocurwi 
tohi$  mind. 

There  were  two  sons  of  Lieut  Cot  Janie 
Johnson,  in  the  battb  of  the  Thames  ;  tl 
eldest  but  1  a— the  other  ISye.ts  ofage 
Such  was  the  ardor  of  these  young  Spartai^ 
that  the  offiv)crs  had  frtrqueiiily  to  check  ihei 
imp(?iuosit7.  They  were  both  mounted  and 
often  foremost  in  pursuit" 

Capt.  EHison  of  tke  mounted  men,  rasei. 
teveral  rifle  balls   in  his  clothes  and  saddle- 
When  we  broke  through tthe  British  ranks, 
^soldier  of  the  41st  attempted  to  fi«    '*    * 
©netT-atone  stroke  of  hn   sabre,  ca 
liaon  severed  hia  licad  and   brought 


hie    KqvJ 


be  grwna-:  a  weond  made  a  show  of  ksml 

l.India,s.    i  waa^ei'^ch^rryS? 

^^^Tl^r  ^'  ^r"'^  Indian  S3 
te  bridle  cf  his  horse  and  aKrmpted  a  bl»» 
Jih  h,8  tomahawk.  The  sabre  SprevS^ 
«i»  and  thc4ndian  hjst  his  scalp.  ^^^^ 

Ujearsofage.in  the  heat  of  the  fire  fJs^ 
P  «rm  above.the  picjtets,  in  deBaS  of  S 
om  L'  k'2''"^L''1'   ^'^'^'^    it  and  tore  •? 

t  a  fe?±.!"?  ^  *°!f  fe'»««^  »«r«Ve} 
"  *  '««'  moments.     ,  ^^  ,j,5^/ 

I A  soldier  .was  at  ihc  same  time  -severtUr 
knded  in  the  block  house.     Unable  to  I^? 

t  inem^'^'"'"  "«""'*«  "e  mighi  J«  ^ 

Th^  sick  of  the  garrison  caught  <hc  ««rit 

fc!f  T""'^!'''  "•"*•  ""oally  crawled  tS 
kkets,  where  they  assisted  to  load  the  super! 
K'ary  j,ie,cw  for  uhe  men  to  fire.       "^ 

[For  the  glorious  defenoe  of  ihe  place  th« 

fcr'  *^'!J''*'°llr  P«'«^««<'  tS^r'^Croght^ 

I  mamTeT**'  «"  •  ''"""^ed  .hemlna  bec^o^ 

J^stv  thin         "  "*"   ',""   conspicuous  for 

Jcsty  than  courage.     He  signalized  him- 


108 


n^lt  at  Tippecanoe  and  fort  Meigfs.     His  pi 
motion  h^s  been  rapid,  but  gradual. 

f^  There  are  three  other  officers,  who,  equal] 
ly  with  major  Croghan,  deserve  praise  for  th( 
part  they  took  in  the  defence  of  the   fort. 
When  the  major  asked  them  if  they  were  wil 
ling  to  defend  the  fort,  they  unanimously  an] 
swered  'iyjcs  I  we  will  perish  sooner  than  sur 
render."     The  names  of  these  brave  men 
capt,  J.  Hunter,  lieut  Benj.  Johnson,  (nephei 
to  col.  R.  M.  Johnson)   and  ensign  Shipp. 
Tbe^eal  and  industry  of  these   men  cann( 
be  surpassed.     I  regret  that  I  have  not  rooi 
io  particularize  more  instances  of  their  bravi 
ry  and  good  coiiduct. 

At  the  battle  of  Brownstown,  an  officer  ot 
served   several   Indian  arrows  to. strike 
ground  near  his  feet,,  in  a   perpenuicular 
reclion.     The  circumstance  excited  his  cur 
osity,  an^^  on   looking  up  to   discover   froi 
whence  iney  came,  he   perceived  an    IndM 
perched  on  a  tree  thirty  feet  fron*  the  grouw 
and  but  a  few  paces  in  advance— our  men 
stantly  levelled   their  pieces,  and  th6   felW 
<;ame  tumbling  down  like  a  dead  bear, 
had  provided  himself  with  a  fawn  skin 
fed  with  arrows,  many  of  which  he  had  del 
terously  discharged  at  our  troops. 

There  were  ^evfr^l   TnrTi.anR   in  *h«  Knttl^S 


fd  >  she 

*lbe  setm 
<towiiy  ih 
'  tance  of 

*ded;  la 
^days^^K 

'inen  app 
^her  hand 
^She  Hraa 
sprightlh 
cfficer  of 
*2lo  Ken^u 
WeiJiftcni 
and  ©j^  gi 


V. '■^'*;i 


Inthe^ 
^eft  the  ai 
€hiJicoth< 
^d  him  i 
iavitatioo, 
Itot  becon 
ousentert 
i»sed  to  t 
fee  fatigue 
«a  the  cod 


the  Thames,  who  used  bows  and  arrows-l    In  tj^  g 


••"•"nw*  by  >in  Mrow.  «««™uiy 

toce  ofiL/       -rT^  ""  *^  wwds,  at  a  dig. 

Xw^A^tfl^*'^.  *«''»«?«»  dead  three 
toya^-the  ^rl  was  still  living     When  oi^ 

|»efl^ppoa<^  the  spot,  she  inataTtl,  ^L^ 

and  of  giving  her  an  edacatioB.  /~^* 

i»«  oecomc  bim  to  be  banquetino-  at   «™f.. 
ous  entert.i„me«s,  while  hi  mef  «.»^     "* 

»»  *e  %<  campajgn  gt„.  »arri««  wwi* 


lilititing^  shirt ;  conversed  freely  with  the  pri* 
vates,  and  appeared  entirely  free  frdih  milr 
itary  hauUuf,  in  the  second  he  was  <|uite  an 
altered  p^rsoncge^  He  became  mo^c  -  didtant 
and  reserved  he  even  Went  so  far  in  oiie  of 
t^is  harrangues,  as  to  order  the  officers  to  •*  ob- 
sei-ve  a  jgreater  distance  towards  their  menf 
«nd  added  that  he  should  *«hold  them  respon, 
sifele  for  the  Consequences."  He  had,  ^^ how- 
i:ver>  an  ingenious  sdivo  at  hand^  for^  in  the 
%ame  speech,  he  admitted  that  there  were  in 
%he  rapjcsi  men  better  qualified  to  command, 
thaii^their  officers— "men  j"  said  he,  /*  witnl 
ivKose  conversatibn  I  am  charmed,  and  for 
'Whose  talents  and  characters  J  h$vc  tl\c  highest 
tfcspect'*-"^.    :.f  :'^.^' ■.'■'•  vt'^"'" 


«-t 


^itHiA-is<in  is  apparently  about  45  years  of] 
'^^gc;  five  feet  eleven  inches  high,  slender  mad«| 
«-*of  a  sanguine,  impatient  coiinteriance— his 
eyes  are  black,  ardent  and   penetratihg-T-hMj 
%a(r  black.     He   has  the  pecuttar   fa^iilt^  m 
seeing  every  thing  within  the  compass  of  bijj 
^^}ew,  without  seeming  to  notice   any   thinj 
^but  the  immediate  object  of  his  attention,     IJe 
possesses  a  singular  volubility  of  speech-^his 
-Eloquence  is  nervous  and   persuasive.    Nc 
g^neW  ever  possessed   a   happier  voice  f6i 
command.     He  is  not  without  enemies,  y^j 
few  men  posses  the   art  of  pepulariiy   in  a 
equal  degree.     If  he  knew  the  cr*  of  health ' 
vkWf  he  might  be  pronounced  a  great  gen 
^MspersQUfl  courage  is  unquestionable/ 


Gensi 

tar  in  Ih 
Bnd  resp 
owrn  han 
waggon, 
radons)^ 
adrift— G 
The  effe< 
with  the 
their  du( 

"  CO,"  d( 

move  )Ah 

■ « 

At  the 
dians  atte 
upon  the 
fighting 
ibrt,  in 
The  fire  \ 
some  tim< 
cans  to  lie 
^usky  wer 
ftien  in  th 
to  assist  i\ 
was  not  to 

The  hoi 
trs,  was  t\ 
aiter  the  a 

Soon  aflt 
war  d4nce, 


he  pPi* 
h  miW 
uite  an 
distant 
6he  ot 
o  **  ob. 
r  menf 
respon. 
,  t  how- 
>  in  the 
were  in 
nhiandy 
."  witfi 
uvd  f or 
hi^he^; 

ears  off 
zr  madej 
ice— hisi 
ng-Thisj 

s  of  hii| 
y  thin^ 
>n.  He 
:ch— his 
ire.  Nc 
Dice  f6 
iiies,  yk\ 

y  ip 

health 


u^tP*^  and  M'Arthur  were  venr  pop*. 
«ar  in  the  army  uhey  Were  at  oftce  beloved 

r;thanW«  I'>-««fenM'Arfhor^i,hhi, 
own  hands  hft  a  flour  barrel  from  a  Upeme 
waggon,  (m  order  to  expedite  t^e  T^K 

adrift-carry  rails  and  polesto  repair  bridJes. 
The  effect  was  excellent:  the  men.  ckTcS 
With  the  sound  of  "com a  soVs."  mo»e^   to 

mnvl'iu  '^'■*'^*  \'^""  ^''" ""«' causes  them  to 
mpve  like  oxen,  long  inured  to  toil.  ..  4 

At  the  second  seige  of  fori  Meies,  the  In 
dians  attempted  to  pl«y  off  a  rus!de^lJr% 

fir-l^K^''"''^,"'  They  commenced  f  sham 
S  r^J"'^"*''*  fbout  halfa  miles  fronrth^ 
rtZ  ^  .'^"■•"'°"  '''■   Lower .  Sandusky. 

some  time,  with  a  view  to  induce  the  Ameri 
Sv  w""''',*''"'  ^/^'^fo'cemct  from  San 

men  »n  the  garrraon  were  anxious  to  sally  out 
to  assist  their  supposed  friends,  but  gen  CkJ 
was  not  to  be  deceived  by  sira^agemf  '^ 

The  horrible  cermonial  of  burnW  Dri-sot,. 

SrTe  2"."'^'r"'^l''>'  "'^  I"^  ^ 
aWer  the  attack  on  fort  Stephenson. 

;.!*?„^?"  '^^  ^'^  i"d5ans  joined  Har- 
=--..,  »i.,ugusi,  iSis,  they  performed  the 
*nce,  to  jhe  no  s:. dl  diversion-  of  the 


var 


Jtta: 

armf .    Avvfiftrver  •  describes  dib  CQstom  vcrjrv 
juailys,  I. will  oidjr. adopt  lus  descriptioib 

*^  It  k  performed*  «midiMi  circk  of  the  war^ 
riprs ;  a  chief  generally  begins  it,  who  moves 
from  tibe  right  to  the  leilf  singing,  at  the  saiM 
Ume  both  his  own  exploits^  and  thosr^hts. 
•licesiors*  When  hehas  cfpnduded  his  so* 
count  of  any  memofaWe  a^xpni  he  gives  a 
violent  blow.with  his  vm-  club,  against  a  post 
that  is  fixed  in  the  grounr^  near  the  cenirc  of 
the  assembly,  for  this  purpose.^  Every  one 
dances  In  his  turn,  and  recapitulates  the  wond. 
rous  deeds  of  hi»  family,  till  they^U  at  iast 
join  L*%^e  dance« .  Then  it  becomes  truly 
alarmbg  to  any  stranger  thathafi^p^s  to  be 
among  th&m,  as  they  throw  themselves  into» 
eveiy  aorrible  and  terrifying  posture  that  cm 
ht  imaginedt  rehearsing  at  the  same  time  the 
partjMhey  expect  to  r  t  against  their  enemies 
in  thcfitid*  During  thisthey  hold  their  shar^ 
kttiVcs  in  theit  h^iuls, ,,  wiih  which,  as  thty 
Wliirl  abouty  they  are  ev6ry  moment  in  daiigtf 
of  cutting  each  other's  throats  ;.  and  did  they, 
not  shun  the  threatened  mischief  with  incon- 
ceivable dexterityj  it  could  not  be  avoided* 
By  these  moiions  they,  intend  to  represent  the 
manner  iti  which  they  kill,  «calp,  and  take  thtir 
prisoners^  To  heighten  the  scene,  thty  set 
up  the  same  hideous  yells,  cries,  and  war- 
whelps  tliey  use  in  time  of  action  ;  so  that  i^ 
is  itnpossibie  to  consider  them  in  any  ot' 
l^ht  than  as  an  assembly  of  demons.*! 


If  it  be 
States,  B^i 
docs  bne ; 
ridus  attei 
beititledii 

I  will  pi 
northern  fi 
Detroit,  is 
every  milii 
The  diseai 
and  fevers 
tide  of  the 

twiUbi 
with  no  oti 
^n  of  the 

I  last  sir 
Volunteere< 
ascertain  I 
the  policf  < 
the  sicL 

The  sci^ 


;i-. 


^  ^kKKf 


I  Vciyv 


moves 
!  same 

;)«€•> 
a  post 
nire  of 
y  one 
wond- 
It  iast 

to  be 
fS  inta 
lat  caa 
me  the 
nemieft 
r  sharp- 
a  thtj 
daiigtf 
i  they. 
Incon- 
roided* 
trnt  the 
[<?  thtir 
ty  set 
d  war. 
that  if 
ot 


AbufeUpt  the  ArmVi 

If  it  be  a  fact  that  in  the  armies  of  the^  f^ 
States,  »^»«Ark^  kills  threttto  where  the  en^^ 
docs  btt& ;  the  evil  clarms  the  prditf|>t  aiid  se4 
rious  attention  of  govenimeni,  and  bug^i^ 
be  reiiiediedr    Ir  is  a  MjEXANCHoiiv  f Adf ^ 


i^\i, «." 


I  will  premise  in  the  first  placei  that  oul 
northern  frontier,  from  the  French  MifJ^ft^ 
Detroit,  is,  at  certain  points,  and  e^>d^Ml^% 
every  military  station,  ettiem^  iiMealtJ^ 
The  disease  inciderit  to  the  ^^<^e,  iiF^%iit|. 
and  fevers  of  difibrent  kinda  Th^i  firi^sK 
tide  of  the  lake  is  as  bad  Oi  worse# 

I  Will;  brieff  sniie  what  t  haVe  .fe<?/f,  afti 
with  no  o^f  view  than  to  aid  «v the  ciHwci 


Hf-L 


^n  of  the  evil. 

I  test  summer  visited  the  ^or*iri¥fi^»fis^ 
volunteered  in  the  service,  as  a  privat^,  to 
ascertain  by  experience  and  ocwlar  scruii^y 
rfic  policf  of  our  camps  and  the  condition  oi 


.'"- .  I'.iii,  «j 


^The  scienoc  of  bcJ^ltfc  i|«tt  iio  pai^ 
»:M«r<ir9  Mudy  1  other  cinrea  engro^ied  ^ 
u^l^^    lijrgQia  apd  Mafs  were  Qp^  "^W^ 

k2 


m 


M^oflrtocjoursek  The  stench  of  A^canjp* 
WHS  insupportable  ;  men  stekencd  and  died  iti 
their  tents.  The  litUe  medieal  «id  they  re. 
•eived  was  administered  m  most  cases  by 
downright  q»acks.  MTdtieok^mty^al  hous. 
ca  wett  occupied  for  th«-benqfit  of  the  sick  ; 
^y  were  d^pwfiedwith^  naine^  A<*^>a/*  / 
Tie  smell  of  ihe.rooms  wm  enough  to  make 
a;W0U  miui  siiek-ia^  ^e  ^nutes,^  It  waa  ai 
Mich  as  one's  life  waa  wodbtaen^  themi 
yft,  the  fidi^^ere  sent  there,  to  iteaov^r  Aiut 
hmdAl  Poor  fcUowr !: : 

la^aniamy^  d^a^  soon  loses  its  terrors*— 
TSierlo^ff  a  9o|dier  excites  very  little  inter* 
eat^  7he^  ^sr^aoipavand  dodan^ae  not  very 
aolicttous  l^evtigice;  theif  professional  .skills ; 
et«li,  ifiipjl  chance  to  pp^ 

Thboffi^en  fared  voylitUe  fetter,^  Evciv^ 
iol.  Johnson  suffiMli  beyond  iiB6a;stis<et  in  his 
ms^gefrom  i^^^ofavian towp loSandusky. 
One  of  governor  Shelby's  Voiunleersrwas  shol 
trough;  tte^  neck; :  ien  days  afterwars  his 
mNlfld'^teid  inot^  been  dreiiaedi ;  kiii  ^uation 
*s  distre^iMgw  W^  left  him  ai  Portage  f;| 
vvli^her  he  lived  or  did  Lknovtnot/  He  was 
ji^promising  yomig  BMBiad^boK^ 
^greatcstnibrtkude^ .        -       " 

^  ?I%(fe  di^se  m68t  f^Hd^iH  the  i^smqv  li  the 


oallgw 
t^  cou 
decoctM 

soot. 

fscownl 

%*  iA«|ii 
Bbvtagie^ 

coined  bj 

<^«Wl-tf  p] 

c^de«th» 

Gap%  " 

j^n  vei 
^nthechsl^ 

*Cto^bi 

eiajpii  Tli 
^^^Sobei^a 
twelve,  by 
tte ;  and  it 


Almnage^ 
|W4  been  i 
»mf^  ratio 


"r.r 


••«*'  ••■t'^ar •«•*«» •«r^  ; 


moi^t^sil^l^hea  opfosiri  by:iid|l|^^^ 


fe- canape 
died  in 
tey  re, 
ses  by 
I  hous- 
?  sick ; 
pitaifs  / 
>  idhIec 


i.skili|; 

in  his 
lusk}^. 
issli^l 
rs  hisi 
Ett&tion 
rtagcf; 

k  WM 


■ffS..,..- 


w-the 


«fe^countiy  would  cure  i»  »h,«e  davt^S.^ 
»  owm  the  fresh  gwtesTa^Z-*  S?^* 


X. 


.•v- 


"t:.! 


wi^mmsi^ 


««fa  ft>r  the.  iwsatoL  imSLS^S!.  J ^" 


iG«#^ 


Htf 

Co^$r  Pirth?tffs  and  Kisling*9  infanlryi  tftc 
FiUfsliurgii  voluntetrs,- Ml  of  Ball's  legion, 
mnd  who3e  respective  ijsses  I  had  the  means 
^  tantctiy    ascertaining,  lost  nearly  every 
Ihinl  man.     The    Petersburgh  volunteers,  as 
fcic  a  company  as  ever  trod  the   earth— men 
in  the  prime  and  vigor  of  life,   the  flower  of 
Pttershur^h,  left.  *">«»«  ^^^  stroft|?f<    At  the 
lime  tif  theh"  discharg^f  which  wa»in  October, 
1813,  they  had  foal  27  of  their  number,  22  of 
wfeompeiishcd  by  disease  ;  several  more  re- 
mained   seriously   indisposed.      1    question 
whethdi^  more  than  70  of  these   brave  feUows 
will  eve?  see  Petersburgh  again.     Such  was 
their  prtrio^  ar^or,   that  they  left  busmest 
ivhich  Was  locrative-^their  homes  the   se4t  of 
elegance    and  ease-thek  friffends,    parents, 
wives  and  children— marched  more  than  one 
ihonsandjniles  to  encounter  Ae  inclemency 
©f  the  seasons— th6  toils  and  dangers  of  war, 
^  liorro«s  of  disease*  io  ser^e  thetr  country,  i 
Whidi  they  most  faithfully  performed.     1  will 
Hot  attempt  to  describe  my  feelings,  when  I 
Sliw  such  men  borne  by  thcLf  comt ades  to  i| 
fiHie  «nd  soMtary  §raTe# 

'  frotli  W^Sk  I  H^e  feeari  mi  »cc!i,  t  am  in-i 
inced  to  believe  that  the  ioss  by  Sseasc^  sw^M 
tamed  hv  the  northern  armyfisinthe  samel 
fropor^^"  *.  It  will  foHow  then,  as  a  ncccssfrj 
w  i^aom^m^.  n^.  ^  that  the  recruiting  service! 
iiugt  he  i^isklv  oushed  to  fill  the  vacancies  uf 

ife  mikft  ^xMfflioiiediy  m3a»Mf  to  siiy  6-*" 


aiesubji 

in  pretter^ 

We  have 
▼osl,  that 
restir;  th 
btterio  $ 
he  saytr^ 
positions 
pily  becrt 
degree  ca 
Brf  tish  cei 

and  Oetol 

t  have 

situations 
unhealthy, 
ists  no  phi 
perienced' 
the  caused 
as-fj^if'fl*  I 

The  fati 

those  of  I 
lar  occasi^ 
ny  survey< 
of  lake  Ott 

Uke     Rri 


rtf 


i»^oiJ^ 


igion, 
[neans 
every 
;r8,  as 
-men 
^er  of 
LI  the 
tober, 
22  of 
)rc  re- 
lestion 
eUowa 
ih  was 
iskieat 
se^t  of 
arehtSf 
none 

mency 
r  war  J I 

1  Willi 
nrhen  l| 
s  10  il 


8fn  iH'i 

rtf)  su^l 
)  samel 
ecessi*| 
servkel 

leksuj 
jTJlor 


itr 

aie  subject. .  .  l  ?^^  T 

The  efi<?iiff  hiMri8  bl^  eqiiaHy  titiMnii^ 
l^*'!^?^^^  liciWijf  their  Woopsi  ti  1ll« 

we  Have  f he  offi^al  AVeWid  iif^i^  6^tM-ge  P#^ 
▼osi,  that  disease  had  msdi^  an  akrmhig  piwt 

tetter  to  Sir  J.  L.  Yfeo,  of  JHjteiitber  19,  Itsia. 
he  says  t  «  T<»  the  local  disadvantages  of  th6 
j^sitions  oeeupied  by  otif  atmy,  have  unhap. 
wlybetn  added  i/ii«i»e  and  deserdon,  to  a 
torec  calling  for  kiimediirtc  remedy."  The 
Brfrfsh  central  army  lost  nearly  SOU  mtti  by 
mhmsf  in  the  itsonth^  of  August,  Septetober 
and  Oetober  of  last  y edn 

i  have  already  said  that  there  were  local 
situations  on  both  sides  the  lakes  extremely 
unhealdiy.  Vet  f^ill  contend  th.it  there  ex- 
ists  wphysicaL  neeesait^ot  the  m^rtalhy  «}|. 
penenced  hy  the  troops  of  both  naiionS'-thH 
the^cause  is  less  tn  nature  than  in  nmnagjmma, 
'^lm\^  prove  by  ^reference  tg  a  lewfccj^ 

The  fetigttes  of  surveying^  are  as  great  as 
those  of  .mihtaiy  service,  except  on  particu^ 
tor  occasions.  U  1798,  di^  Holland  Compa- 
ny surveyed  their  purchase  flying  on  a  pirt 
of  lakc^anario^  Niagara  river,  and  a  part  of 

»8»  oi  «Miade^^  waa  engaged  t©  supeKin. 


K  .;■ 


m 


4M^ 


f^ 


l^nd  the  survey.  ,  About  three  hundred  wete 
employed  in  the  work  frcwri  Miy  till  Decern- 
ber  ;  six  or  eight  of  the  hands  employed  in 
the  traverse  of  Chataqua  lake  and  Cataragua 
rtver,  took  the  ague  and  fever  ;  bat  not  one 
of  the  whole  three  hundred  died-^-they  enjoy- 
ed the  best  pos&ible  state  of  heahh.  Thtir 
living  was  bread,  pork  and  chocolate.  In  the 
summers  of  1799  and  1800,  about  the  same 
Slumber  of  men  were  employed  in  surveying 
the  townships  into  lots,  and  they  enjoyed  tlie 
same  degree  ojf  health.  In  the  surveying  of 
the  lands  of  New  Connecticut  and  the  western 
parts  of  Pennsylvania  where  I  was  personally 
employed,  no  instance  of  death,  by  sickness, 
occurred.  Of  the  23  persons,  who  accompa- 
nied capts.  Lewis  and  Clark,  from  St.  Louis  to 
the  Pacific  Ocean,  only  one  die(;l.  They  werp 
more  than  two  years  abs^jnt*— their  suferings 
are  well  knowuv 

Col.  Jfohnson^s  corps  of  mounted  men,  at  afl 
jfimes  1000  strong,  traversed  the  Indiana  and 
Michigan  tcrritoiies  in  quest  of  the  enemy, 
passed  into  Canada  to  the  Moravian  town  an4 
returned  to  Detroit.  They  had  been  six' 
months  m  service  and  lost  only  three  men  bj 
sickness^  Thvy  were  always  on  the  akrt, 
and  rarely  breathed  the  pesitfurious  air  of  the 
camp.  The  French  army  ol  Ej^opt,  of  40,000 
men,  always  on  the  move,  and  in  a  warm  and 
lanwholcsome  clinjate,  did  not  suffl  r  as  mt 
by  sickucsb  in  two  )'ears,  as  wc  have   lost 


some  p« 
are  of  in 
nation,  41 
proof. 

iThe  01 
crally  poi 
to  their  r 
auletted 
the  ice  o{ 
these,  are 
cruelty,  ii 
cd  and  en 
»re  goodt 

Having 
the  discos 
to  the  pro 
war  depar 


•  Sappofe  CG 
pljVe  at  Us  he 
« faliry  eoual  t( 
log  the  whole  Ii 
fcn»  in  their  pU 
pnotiiioiiciff  to 


r  J  wefe 

yed  IK 

taragus 
not  one 
'  enjoy* 
thtir 
In  the 
le  same 
rveying 
yed  tlic 
ring  of 
wrestern 
rsonally 
Lckne&s, 
;compa- 
jouis  to 
ey  werp 
ifcrings 

n,  at  aS 
na  and 
Enemy  J I 
wn  ati^i 
reii  sixi 
men  by 
e  akrt,| 
r  of  th( 

40,0001 
irm  audi 
s  muchj 

lost  at 


11* 

wme  pardcular  posts  in,  one.  The«e  hm 
«re  of  immense  importance  to  the  Americaa 
nation,  and  are  susceptible  of  the  most  ample 

The  officers  of  the  American  army  arc  ircn- 
crally  possessed  of  humanity,  and  indulgent 
to  their  men  ;  there  is  here  and  there  an  eo 
auletted  coxcomb  as  destitute  of  feeling  as 
the  ice  of  Spiizbergen  Is  of  heat,  but  even 
these,  are  not  able  to  killm^en  bv  mere  dint  of 
cruelty,  if  a  proper  camp  discipline  was  adopt- 
cd  and  enforced.  The  rations  of  our  armv 
•regood*  ^ 

Having  briefly  pointed  out  the  evil  Heave 
the  discovery  and  application  of  the  remedy* 
to  the  proper  authorities^to  congress  and  the 
war  department. 


pnctmoiicii,  to  engage  in  the  fervicc  I  ^"  '^~* 


^«:if*l> 


*$»# 


.  v-" 


U  ' 


>  « 


*j"'  •■»*'' t^'-f 


■  i-um--. 


Plan 

It  is  W( 
went  of  th 
ral  expenj 
been  sent 
waters  of  1 
Lake  Mic 
effect  thai] 
burning  a 
Russell,  g 
sun  and  01 
tedious  mj 
the  purpoi 
success   h 

i  expense. 

I  ready  and 

The  cat 
Ipeditions  a 
having-  liti 
1  movemtntJ 
suers ;  the) 
ure,  while 
[together  at 
niost^  circi 
surprize. 

Visions  bee 


121 


Kan  of  a  Military  Settlement 

It  is  well  known,  that  since  the  commence, 
ment  of  the  present  war  with  the  Indians,  seve- 
ral  expensive  and  formidable  expeditions,  have 
been  sent  against  those  tribes  living  on  the 
waters  of  the  Wabash,  Illinois,  Missislippi  and 
Lake  Michi'^an,  without  producing  any  other 
effect  than  ihdr  temporary  dispersion,  or  the 
burning  a  few  towns.  Gens.  Harrison  and 
Russell,  gov.  Edwards,  cols.  Campbell  John^ 
son  and  others,  have  all  performed  long  and 
tedious  marches  into  the  Indian  country  for 
the  purpose  of  harrassing  the  enemy  :  but  their 
success  has  not  been  commensurate  to  ihe 
expense.  The  indians  are  still  unsubdued  and 
ready  and  able  to  commit  fresh  depredations. 

The  causes  which  have  rendered  these  ex- 
peditions  abortive  are  obvious.  The  savac-s 
havnig- little  omo  baggage  to  retard  their 
movements,  cannot  be  overtaken  by  their  pur 
suers ;  they  can  disperse  and  collect  at  pleas, 
ure,  while  our  trOops  are  obliged  to  keen 
together  and  to  move  slowly  and  with  the  ut 
most;  circumspection,  to  avoid  ambush  and 
surpnze.  It  most  generally  happens,  that  be- 
fore ou*  iroups  can  find  an  enemy,  ihtir  pro- 
visions become  exhausted  and. they  are  com- 


(81 


^•:  k 


438 


m 


^M 


pelted  to  return  home  without  having  acc<im« 
plished  any  thing  \^t  fatiguciing  .niareheb.-<% 
They  are  then  disbanded  and  Ihe  frontiers  kfi; 
open  |Q  savage  incursip]^  .:  V  ^  ^  ^ 

There  is  a  bill  ^before,  congress,  whkh  has 
for  its  object  the  better  security  of  the  iron, 
tiers  of  the  state  of^hio,  Indiana  and  Illinois 
territories,  ilt  proposes  to  ^ippropilate  a  strip 
of  the  public  lauds  thirty  miles  wide,  aod 
more  than  f(>ur  hundred  long,  beginning  near 
the  mouth  of  the  Sandusky  on  lake  Erie  apd 
runnir^  a  litttle  south  of  avwesterly  course, 
till  it  intersects  the  Mississippi  near  the  mopth 
of  tne  Missouri.  Hhe  bill  proposes,  in  sub- 
stance, to  grant  this  extensive  tract  of  public 
land  to  actual  settlers,  in  donations  of  .half  a 
section  (320  acres)  to  every  individual  wh6 
shall  reside  on  the  same,  and  ^quip  himseif 
with  arms  and  accoutrements,  ^nd  hold  him- 
self liable  to  perform  mtli^id  duty  during  the 
war. 

To  say  nothing  of  tlie  folly  of  giving  away 
nearly  ,20,000,000  of  acres  of  public  lands, 
there  are  several  other  weighty  objections  to 
the  bill: 

1.  Adventurers  will  ^flock  to  those  land^, 
who  will  locate  the  best  tracts,  but  will  be 
found  cunning  enough  to  evade  the  most  c«- 

S^Otiai  proyio'i^ia  Qi  tiic  JuiW,  Dy    fciigning   C^* 


etaesot 

to  be  do 

2;  Th 
and  insu 
tailv 

3.  If  1 
against  ti 
tffe  same 
have  tail( 

4^  Cor 
any  thin 
existing 

5:  A  I 
upon,.iis 
ara  front] 

6.  TIk 
ted. 

The  III 

the  greate 
habiting 
Huron, 
on,  and  ai 
frontier  s< 

I  Willi 
a  MiLiT. 
properly 


iers  Ufi; 


\ch  has 

i  Iron. 

Illinois 

a  strip 

r»g  near 
rie  apd 
course, 
flioptli 
n  sub. 
'  public 
'  rhalf  a 
al  wh6 
himself 
1  him- 
ing  the 


g  away 

iandS} 

ions  to 


iand^, 
w'lW  be 
ost  c«- 


123 

cttSefidP^abicncc^whenevef  there  is  fightint 
to  be  done.  ^     ^ 

2;^  The  settleiil^hts  will  necessarily  be  weal 
and  insulated  'a4>d  exposed  to  be  cut  off  in  de- 
taiK 

3.  If  the  inhabitants  Unite  in  «n  expedition 
against  the  Indians,  it  will  pfove  fruitless  for 
tl^e  same  reasons  that  those  already  proiected 
have  lailedi^^  .        ■    •' 

4*^  Considerable  time  must  elapse  before 
any  thing  like  concert  aad  organi:(taiion  can 
exist  in  the  <:olony^  ^.     1      / 

5^  A  militia  system  catinor  fee  depended 
upon,,  as  is  proved  by  the  events  on  the  Niag. 
ara  frontier; 

6.  Tlie  line  of  deXence  is  impit)perly  toca- 
ted. 

The  Indians  from^  whom  we  are  to  expect 
the  greatest  annoyance  in  future,  are  those  in- 
habiting  the  waters  of  lakes  Michigan  and 
Huron.  They  are  under  the  influence  of  Dix- 
on, and  are  capable  of  much  mischiei  to  our 
frontier  settlers. 

IwiU  briefly  give  the  outlines  of  a  plan  for 


U^        T 

x^iii,    Tfkiixjii       iiiigiii,    ijf 


properly  encouraged  and  supported,   oppose 


124 


an  eif^Gtual  barrier  to  Indiai^  hostility,  east  of 
the  Mississippi. 

The  country  borderiwg  on  the  southern  wa- 
ters  of  lake  Michigan  presents  peculiar  ad. 
vantages  for  a  military  settlement.  N.iture 
has  dispensed  her  bounties  with  a  liberal  hand. 
The  climate  is  mikl— the  soil  fertile — the  veg. 
etation  uncommonly  luxuriant.  The  forests 
are  filled  with  game,  the  waters  are  covered 
with  fowl.  Perhaps  there  is  no  section  of  tbe 
U.  States  mwe  favorable  for  a  new  settlement 
fven  if  it  were  to  be  purely  agricultural.— 
Here,  then,  let  congress  fix  on  the  scite  for  a 
fort,  and  the  boundaries  of  a  colony.  The 
banks  of  the  river  St.  Joseph  are  probably  the 
most  eligible.  The  next  step  will  be  to  peo. 
pic  it  mt\ijifteen  hundred  brave  men— 500 
act  as  infantry  and  1000  to  be  mounted.  Give 
thenv  tU'O  or  three  ships  of  war,  enough  to  ea 
and  u'ear,  and  a  commander  of>  establiskd 
reputation  ;  for  instance,  a  Johnson,  a  Ball,  or 
a  Croghan,  and  we  should  hear  no  mofe 
Indian  murders  on  the  frontiers. 


Tq  make  it  an  object  for  men  of  entcrpri?: 
to  embark  in  the  measure,  allow  every  j)ri 
rate  a  bounty  of  S 100  in  cash  and  a  half  sec 
tion  in  land  ;  when  on  active  duty,  pay  liven 
twelve  dollars  a  month  ;  let  the  mounted  met 
be  furnished  with  horses  at  the  public  ex 
pense ;  to  mechanics  give   the  tools  of  thei||re  immen 


respective  arts  ;  to  the  cultivaters  of  the 


ST)i 


mients  o 

stood,  t 

arc  to  b 

cattle  cc 

of  Fprt 

could  be 

land  or  J 

be  indis] 

ment.    i 

three  goi 

Lawyers 

er  such  i 

pfeyed  01 

gan,  w&  ^ 

ges.^ 

But  wl 
cm  shore 
Tippecan 
cause,  tht 
dtice  the 

1.  Thi 
Indians  of 
tod  weste 
and  overj 
their  neigl 

calculated 


Wayne,  T 


east  of 


iliar  ad. 
N.iture 
al  hand, 
the  veg. 
'  fore&is 
covered 
>n  of  tbe 
:tlement, 
hural.— 
'ite  for  a 
y.  The 
ably  the 
*  to  peo 
^500  to 
d.  Give 
gh  to  ea 
tablished 


125 

could  beeonvLA  ^  ?*''''  provisions 
hhd  or  R^-ffT^  .^^  ."'^te'"  ''O"  Erie,  Cleve- 
bL";„H-        t"^'    ^8"*'  and  sawmill'  would 

K'eoo^  T*'- ■■•  *" '^^  eospcl  and. wo  or 
inreegood  Physicians  would   be  necessarv 

«  s?r  r'^  ''^<J'''P'"'«d  with!  mS 
Iv^  n^  Ik'^*'  ^"?  '"'='»  »"  institution  is  X 
Eln^  w  wm  fcfr'^jf'".:!  shores  of  lake  MfcW. 
les!        WiU  have  Irttte  to  fear  from  the-  sava- 


Bat  whylofcate'this  setUement  On  tte  sijuA. 
em  shore  of  lake  Michigan.  i„  prtferen'vT; 
JPPf°r!  «-•*•>-  banks  of  theSoTs  1'bI° 

B^".  iSSe'^^^S:  POW^fu'-easons  to  in, 
more  o  *       *v«w^ 

hjansofvery  bad  faith,  live  on  E!  Sa 
and  western  t^alers  of  .his  kfce»  and  to  terrify 

'  Wayne,  Tippecanoe  and  the  lUinois,  upon 


ntcrpriz: 
ery  j)ri 
half  sec 
ay  then 
rated  met 
ablic  ex 


126 

wWch  the  mounted  men  could  act  to  g?caf  ad^ 
vatage  and  make  rapid  movements  ;  so  iltat 
on  whatever  point  the.  enemy  should  menace 
an  attack  the  advantages  of  locality  would  be 
altogether  in  favor  of  this  position. 

3.  Forage,  stores  and  supplies  of  every 
kind  could  be  sent  safely  by  water  from  the 
numerous  settlements  on  lakes  St.  Clair -and 

Erfe. 

4.  The  flotilla  could  co-operate  with  cf. 
lect,., 

5.  There  exists  strong  political  reasons  fef 
preferring  the  southern  waters  of  lake  Michi 
gan  to  any  other  place.  Lake  Superior  piM 
become  the  theatre  of  naval  operations.  The 
north  west  company  will  make  desperate  ef. 
fqrtsto  retain  the  monopoly  of  the  fur  trade, 

6.  The  Indians  will  not  remain  between 
two  fires,  or,  in  other  words,  they  would  not 
continue  (in  a  state  of  hostility)  on  the  waten 
of  the  Miami  of  the  Lakes,  Wabash  and  Illii 
nois,  while  expeditions  from  Ohio  and  India 
na,  could  co-operate  with  the  troops  of  the 
military  settlement. 

7.  Horses  could  not  be  conveniently  win 
tered  without  hay,  which  could  only  be  pro, 
cured  by  water  from  DetroiU 


View 


t  The 
.  Sand  us 
miles ; 
more  tl 
to  and 
the  isla 
line  frc^ 
San^Uft 
The  pi 
rettders 
pens,  h 
nortec 
The  nu 
priacip^ 
Bay,  Is] 
and.    I 


•  Ib  the  I 
Iheltkecqii 
nach  ver(ef 
BOtet^that « 
could  not  b< 

cnntofajMt 
tbefcader  w 


127 


so  tlfat 
menace 
Duld  be 


F  every 
om  the 
lair  and 

vith  ct. 


dons  fei* 
'.  Mtchi* 
ior  rna 
I.  T 
rate  ef- 
\r  trade. 


t 


between 
ottld  not 
2  waten 
ihd  Illi. 
id  India* 
i  of  tb( 


ally  win 
be  pro, 


:>;* 


.,-«  ...^ 


fi 


View  of  the  Lake^Coaft  flrom  San- 


duflcy  to  Detroit*, 


_   The  distance   by  land,  from  the  motitl^of 
Sandusky  bay  to  the  to>vn  of  Detroit,  is  il5 
miles  ;  in  a  dirict  course  by  water,  it  fa  not 
more  than  74  miles*     Boats  frequently  p^s 
to  and  froin  Maiden  and  Detroit  by  w:ay  of 
tlie  islands,  which  extend  n^rly  in  a  direct 
line  from  the  point  of  ^he  pc^ninsula  forni^d  by 
Sandusky  bay  and  Portage  river,  to  Malckn. 
The  proximity  of  the  Islands  to  each  other 
retJders  the  navigationf%afe ;  it,  sonH  times  If^p. 
pens,  however,  owing  to  the  temirjly .o?,^- 
norance  o{  the  pilots,  that  boataj  a^  lost,— 
The  number  of  Islands  is  about  twenty;   ike 
principal  of  which  ar«  Cunningham's,  Put  in- 
Bay,  Isle  aux  Fleurs  and  Poinie  au  Plait  Isl- 
and.    Each  of  these  contain  se^veral  thousand 


[^* 


Mtea.  that  a  particular  defcnptioo  of  fu«h  M  imnteDft  txte^^^^mtv 
eould  not  be  <»nprize4   *ithm  the  narrow  Umiti  prcfcribed  to  the 

cwoti^a/arlto^  brief  view  ©f<he  whole,  wbioS  dcdfioa  hethioKft 
tfaeieider  wUl  approve 


(*i,i-Ci 


/*iii## 


120 


acres  of  excellent  land,  covered  with  leftf 
timber,  suob  ts  white  oak,  black  waluutf  red 
cedaTtbaswood  and  honey  (c>cu8t. 

Put-'in-B  i^jr  isan  nbject  of  much  interest  in 
t '  political  point  of   vie w^     It  lien   about  one 
^|e  90Aj^h>  of  ^the  Isle  aux  Fkursv  and  the 
p  i(^undary  iihe  bttwetn  Canada  and  the  Unitid 
States  p4sses^  betWet^  them.     It  is  about   12 
tnik'S  in  circumference  and  v^ff  *rds  the  bjcst 
SiAiis^tt  t>etween  Boffllo  arul  Maiden.  Ic  con- 
tiins  several  hiindi'ed  acres  of  the  finest  oak 
dmberto  beibundon  the  lake  waters  ;  about 
*^00  «cres  ^f  thki  invaluable  fc^st  hiaive  been 
deadened  by  the  proprietor,   ft^;  £d  wards, 
who  in  ISl^,  ietiiployad  abottttbirty  bands  In 
d<^ing  Tand«     He  built  a  house  on  the  side 
of  the  bay  and-  procured  a  stock  of  hogs  and 
900  merino  shc^p  ^hich  he  wintered  on  ^ 
Mand.     Hb  wheat, -diriH^ndpotatoeS)  garden 
dnd^meiidow  were  very  fine^^-^iis  first  harvest 
^ve' hM  12(K)  bushels  of  wheat     A   few 
#eel^  b^ore  the  dedaration  of  war  he  was 
ec^p«:Ued,  from   motives  of  safety/ to  aban- 
don hb  estabiishment    The  Indiums  destrc^* 
ed  hl6  grain  and  burnt  hb  house  ;  the  hogs 
were  not  all  killed  ;  we  saw  several  in  the 
.lyipods  perfectly  mid  and  in  good  condition, 
"pen.  Harrison  caused  a  lai^  Ic^  builditig  to 
W  erected  on  the  margin  of  ^  bay^   which  ^ 
Ac^ed  ias  ^  public  store*    Thfr^  harbor  is_on 
Ifatt  north  side  within  the  strait  formed  by  isle 
anaiH^  Fkurs,  and  is  deep  ^enougli^  at  i^rtmn 


points, 

anchor 

south  1 

walnut 

the  latt 

and  or 

metheg 

and  fer 

or  20  1 

black   ] 

similar 

Nearly 

to  whic 

dist'anci 

subterri 

or  fiftec 

to  creej 

a  spacic 

wide  ;  i 

the  ang 

the  pon< 

ficultj  1 

could  ri 

the  wal 

further  ] 

with  a  f 

soundin 

cates  wi 

appeared 

Indians. 

raising  « 

Jcuown  ? 

timotliy 


It,  red 


rest  ra 
Lit  one 
nd  die 
Jnitid 
ut   12 

B«8T 

l(  con- 
st oak 
about 
e  been 
nrards, 
ndsin 
»  side 
;s  and 
m  die 
garden 
harvest 
V  few 
le  was 

abah- 
sstrc^. 
c  hogs 
in  the 
dition. 
ling  to 
which  i 

b_on 
by  Isle 
cettiuB' 


129 

points,  to  admit  vessels  of  400  tons  burthen  to 
anchor  within  twenQr  yards  of  the  shore^     The- 
south  half  of  the  island  is  covered  ivitS  b|apk 
walnut  and  honey  locust.     From   the  pods  pf 
the  latter,  which  are  about  twelve  inches  long 
and  one  wide,  is  made  a  liquor  resembling 
metheglin.     The  process  is  simply,  bruising 
and  fermentation  ;  one  tree  wHl  often  yfeld  15 
or  20  bushels  of  pods.     The  soil    is,  a   deep 
black   mould;- resting  on  a  bed   of  limestone 
similar  to  that   of  many   parts   of  Kentucky. 
Nearly  in  the  centre  of  the  island  is  a  cave  in- 
to  which  several  of  us  descended,  and  at  the 
distance  of  200  feet  from  its  mouth   found  a 
subterranean  pond  of  the  purest  water.  Twelve 
or  fifteen  feet  from  its  entrace,  one  is  obliged 
to  creep  for  eight  or  ten  feet,  when  you  enter 
a  spacious  room  about  170  feet  long  and  4.& 
wide  ;  its  left  side  rises  like  an  amphidieatre  ; 
the  angle  of  the  descent  from  the  entrance  to 
the  pond  is  about  i  5  degrees.    It  was  with  dif- 
ficult} that  we  could  preserve  our  lights  ;  we 
could  neither  ascertain  the  depth  or  extent  of 
the  water,    for  it   tfreclually    prevented   our 
further  progress.    We  had  furnished  ourselves 
with  a  pole  25  feet  long,  for  the  purpose  of 
sounding   it.     It    unquestionably   communL 
cates  with   the  circumfluent  lake.     The  pkce 
appeared  to  have  been    much   frequented  by 
Indians.     Noplace   is  better    ad^pt^d  lotthe 
raising  of  shetp,  as   the    wolves  were   ne^pr 
Known  to  venture  over  from  the  main,  and  the 
timotliy  seed  sown  by  Mr.  JEUlward^  had  pro- 


ISO 

^de^  a  irteifcW  of  the  most  luxuriant  grdwCIu 
'THjc  pco^e  employed  on  Mr.  E*s.  plantation 
cbjoyed  good  health.  There  is  one  serious 
'jktil,  however  to  counterbalance  so  many  ad« 
vantages.  TTiere  are  great  numbers  of  rattle 
snakes  >  so  pknty  indeed,  that  they  would 
crawl  into  our  tents  and  conceal  themselves 
uiider  our  baggage.  Afi  offiber  of  Shelby's 
corps  found  one  under  his  pjlow,  when  he 
awoke  in  the  morning.  The  proprietor  of 
this  island  died  in  the  autumn  of  1^12.  Qfiery: 
Are  not  political  considerations  sufficiently 
weighty  to  induce  the  purchase  of  this  island 
by  the  United  States  ^  The  contingencies  of 
war— events,  now  in  the  womb  of  futurity, 
may  render  ihis  island  of  great  national  im- 
portance. There  is  an  excellent  scite  for  a  I 
navy  yard,  and  timber  in  sufficient  quantities 
•^tthin  rifle  shot  distance  firom  the  shore 

These  islands  in  most  pi^es  present  a  beau- 
tiful white  beach  ;  here  and  there  you  per. 
ceive  rude  clifts  of  limestone  rock  curiously 
excavated  by  the  surf.  They  are  not  correct 
ly  laid  down  in  any  map  that  I  have  seen, 
Mtlish's'map  of  the  seat  of  war,  the  best  <x. 
tant,^is  incorrect  in  the  position  of  these  isl- 
ands. Put  in- Bay  and  Aux  Fleurs  actually 
but  6iie  mile  apart,  are  represented  at  the  dis. 
i8tanc6  M  fifteen  on  the  map.  The  location  of 
ike  Three  Sisters  is  equally  erroneous. 

arc  frequently  seen  smimming^  froiR 


the  poiot 

ands,  wh< 
rity.  Th 
iHjmbtjps 
son  uf  th 
THe  vtl< 
whtn  swi 
is  incredi 
them. 

The  *«  I 
basking  o 
time  Cnr\ 
seen  at  thi 
been  able 
snake.*** 
pher  Mors 

Several ' 
P»aU,  for  t| 
whiuh  HFC 
Aut   withe 


•  The  rooft  r^ 
[Eriej  iithe  hi( 
about  eight  incb 
in  a  moment,  an 
brighter  through 
great  toree,  a  iut 
■nd  Jf  drawn  ia 
briog  on  a  decJi! 
'^l  09  <taMdy  y< 


:ati6n 
rious 
y  ad« 
rattle 
vould 
iclves 
elby's 
in  he 
or  of 
\ueYy: 
iently 
island 
ics  of 
4irity, 
al  im- 
for  a 
ntities 


bcau- 
I'  per. 
iously 
orrect 
seen, 
»st  I  X. 
se  isl- 
ctually 
[le  dis- 
tion  of 


from 


IBtl 

thtpwBtofthc  pminsula  to  the  neamt  id. 
ands,  where  they  ran^e  in  undisturbed  :*ecii. 
rity.  rhty  have  very  sensibly  intrtascd  in' 
mjm!)trs  since  th.  deUaraiidn  of  W4r,  by  na- 
ml^  uf  th^  Iridiaos  having  h«!  natime  tohunt. 
1  He  vclociiy  of  a  dttr^  motion  in  water 
vvhu,  swimuHnj?  if  frightened  and  pursued, 
IS  incredible,  tew  bcws 4re  able  to  overUw 
them.  ^^ 

The  ^«  myriads  of  water  snakes,"  which  were 
basknig  on  the  leaves  of  Uiv  pond  lilly,  at  the 
Ume  Carver  passed  (he  islands,  are  not  to  be 
i^en  at  this  day.  Neither  has  any  ohe  evw 
been  able  to  discover  his  dekttrious  '»  hissing 
snakej*  Whtn  will  the  sagacious  geogri: 
pher  Morse  reject  this  fablef 

SeveraJ  f^miries  have^etled  on  the  Isle  au 
r'ail  for  the  purpose  of  raising  cattle  and  hoffs. 
whiuh  HFC  found  to  do  extremely  well,  and 
tout   without  i:eceiving  much  attention  froro 


•  The  moft  rfio«fkibfe  -©f  the  dtfferent  tpn\c»  that  JnfirA  ikU  i.L. 
rjr.ej  ..the  hiffing  f«.ke.  which  i,  of  the  S  fpecklJd  kVn^^^^^^^^^ 
about  «ght  i„ch«  lon^.     Whe«  .ny  ri.i„g  .ppLX     h  fl  tten.  itfcS 

bnjhter  through  „ge  ,  .e  A^  f.«e  time  it  blo^a^^S  fe.  2^5^ 
^«S  w  t«««dr  y«  difcomcd .wl,ub<«,co««ieraa  .'!  Sn!ful'X««^ 


y,iji«»f"    'J^ 


,  ~} . 


■-r 


! 


atM'oimrs.    One  faiAliy  6ftfen  owft'tR*^  *  6t 
fb^r  liundred  hogs.  b   i 


.>■  *«■>'»».' 


-..I 


^i- 


The  peninsiila  projects  ten  mil^s  ittto  th^ 
lake,  and  is  formed  by  Sandusky  bay  and  For*, 
tage  river,  which  at  their  nearest  approach  are 
iS  more^han  a  mile  and  a  h«lf  a  part.     1  he 
intervening  land  is  a  perfect  leve^  of  a  rich 
black  soil  and  not  more  than  sixfeet  above  the 
surface  of  both  waters.    A   canal  across  this 
neck,  which  would  cost  but  a  few  thousand 
dollars,  would  save  boats  nearly  thirty  miles  of 
dJing^s  navigation.    The  head  of  the  pen- 
insula prbves  frequently  a^difficult  point  to 
wcithe?.    The  west,   south  ,west  and  nortii 
west  winds  gcneraUy  prevail  :  hence,   boats 
often  experience  several  days  delay  m  thei. 
passage  round  the  point. 

The  peninsula  contains  about  one  hundred 
thousand  acres  and  may  at  no  remote  period 
nourish  a  populous  settlement ;  the  soiL  is  m 
Tst  placets  a^deep  bl^ck  mold,  covered  with 
black  walnut,  butternut,  honey  locust,  bass- 
wood  and  oak  ;  the   surface  is  apparen^^^^ 
level  as  the  almost  surrounding  waters,  thoug.- 
£re  is  an  impreceptible  acclivity  from  the 
neck  to  its  terminating  point,  where  the  bar^ 
is  twenty  feet  high.     About  a  dozen  famihe 
V..A  .^*fLA  nn  its  eastern   margin  before  the 
waVbuTihe  n^enacesof  the  Indians  soon  com- 
pelled them  to   abandon  their  habitations.-- 
^hoae  parts  lying  on  the  bay  and  Portage 


bavewrc 
the  lake 
bles  ofl 
shore  m 

Sandu 
as  il  is  ^ 

miles  lo 
where  it 
not  more 
excellent 
Clouds  0 
bout  the 
Bull's  y 
French  fi 
The  btiv 
er,  Cold 
Cold  Cr< 
village  bt 
farm  of  tl 

The  S^ 
boatable  i 
terwcave 
course  frc 
northeast, 
ascend  as 
from  its  e 
current  th 
little  rcsisl 

qucncc  of 
banks  of  t 


toth^ 
I  Por- 
ch are 
The 
ei  rich 
ive  the 
ss  this 
)Usand 
tiles  of 
le  pen- 
kinl  to 
nbrth 
boats 
n  theif 


lundred 
period 
lil  is  in 
td  with 
t,  bass- 
enily  as 
,  though 
ona  the 
he  bank 
families 
fore  the 
(on  com* 
itions.— 
Portage 


in 

J^rj^wroved  Sicily,  while  those  washed,  by 
the  lalcc^nre  favorable  to  health.  The  peb- 
Wes  of  the  beach  as  well  as  the  rocks  of  the 
Shore  an>hmestone  :  the  same  of  the  islands. 

Sandusky  bay,  or  rather  the  *«  Liitle  Lake,'* 
*s  It  IS  termed  by  the  inhabitants,  is  Iweti^e 
m  res  long  and  eight  wide.  At  the  narrows, 
where  it  communicates  with  lake  Erie  it  is 
not  more  tlran  half  a  mile  wide.     It  affoids  an 

rin'ni'"  >^''^r  ^"^  boats  and  light  vessels. 
Gloads  of  ducks  are  at  all  times  seen  flying  a- 

SiV*^^,^'J  rfish^can  be  taken  in  abundaile. 
^ull  s^i&land  on  ivhich  have  resided  several 
^M  families>>  ^situated  on  the  north  sidc^ 
I  he  bfty  receives  the  Waters  of  Sat.dusky  riv- 
er,   Cold  and  Pipe  Creeks  rat   the  mouth   of 

.?.  ^^^^  ^^^^^^  ^  ^™^^J  deserted  Indian 
village  belonging  to  the  chief  Makoonse  :  the 
farm  of  this  chief  is  of  itself  a  fortune 


'.34-' 


The  Sandusky  is  d  considerable  river,  and 
beatable  about  seventy  hiiles.  Its  waters  in. 
terwcave  with  those  of  the  Big  Miahii.  Its 
course  from  its  source  to  the  lake  is  nearly 
northeast.  Vessels  of  fifty  tdns  burtheri  can 
ascend  a»  far  as  fort  Stephenson,  18  miles" 
irom  its  entrance  into  the  little  kke.  The 
current  thus  far,  13  sluggish  and  opposes  vere 

^:^!^^r  boats  going  up  ,  ind^d,  | 
--  ...i.i.^MvftMy  acta  up  ihc  rivcr,  in  conse- 
quence o(  the  rise  of  the  lake;^henQe  the 
banks  of  thia  nvcfj  as  weU  as.  tjiose  of  Toiis 


m 


9aiii!^ Miami,  Raising &c.  havcthe  rcwj- 

blaiicebfthose.of  tUe  .waler  streams.    Tljc 

|aii)^  of  btJth  banks  ot  the  Sandusfcy  is  almost 

every  wKere  rich ;  the  first  10  miles  t)ie  timber 

wprinQipally  o^k,  Willi  little  under- wood ;  tUe 

i^eiy^  or  bottom  entends  with  little  interrupt. 

tipn^f^m  fort  $te|^benson  to  Upper  Sandusky, 

adiatunce  t^f 4bity  milesj  apd   its   fertil[ity  i$ 

Enough  to  astonish  pe^le,  who  have  not  tray. 

tiled  »W«stward|y  beyond  4|ie  (Qcnejsee.    The 

^jvcr  abounds  wiUi  several  kinds  of  valuabk 

J6sh.;  i^ld  geese  and  ducl^s,  wticularly   in 

i^ittg^"^  %ptumni  are  so  thkk  thi^t  one  need 

ticyer  b^  at  a   loss  .fo^  a  shot  at  tliem      Ti^ 

|>rarie9  arc  open  and  cxt<fcnsrve  ;   ^e^  j^re  a|. 

n^g  surrounded  by  fine  o4^  and  chesnut  iand^ 

^hibb  will  ftiri^sh  tU  best  rail  ti^b^.    T^e 

ftWales  are  coveted  with  lynn,  ^gar  mapW, 

honey  locust j  cucumber,  ^ed  eUn,  ^c.    farms 

Ihightbeso  chosen  that  the  proprie^Gir  could 

iltakc  equal  .quantities  of  bottom,  open  and 

Jieavy  t^bered  lands.    T^e  country^  after  yo^ 

getteii  or  fifteen  miles  from  the  la^e  is  found 

^  be  hcalthfu!  J  and  so  even  is  its  siirfaQp, 

ijiat  toads  can  be  readily  opened  in  every  di- 

Stction.     Besides,  ther*  is  another  ^di^antagfyi 

which  no  counti'y  this  •  8l4c  the   Mi^issippij 

SH^esses  Jn  an '  equal  degree  :  I  ,mean  the 

nk}t4z  for  cattle  aiid  hbgs;.— There  iswn4 

^Ur4im0ad<yw  independent  of  the  immense  pw 

■  j£*-^  ,-*-.-.  -f-r^ '  irri-'ff-^  '  Iat  ■».  tttiA  Crfisn  twa    to   let 


'Il^O    lAllfCtJ      t»M'»»«»       •*»• 


i^i^,  eatfeiidiiig  from  the  mouth  of  P«rtaj 
HpBmiyastoWn,  *  Tiib  jW()io\¥  will  ^ffi 


artrlftex! 
all  the  jdi 

?rocqrCj 
'he  eai 
potatoes 
m'a^t  hus 
there  ar^ 
favorabl< 
hazelnut 
black  Wi 

covered 
which  Ui 

easily  taj 
soil  IS  a 
tfax,  hen 
Ohio  bo| 
n^as  not  1 
lulled  be) 
beautiful 
crn  arn»y 
— *«Artei 
UrbannaJ 
and  sudc 
tchsive  pi 
the  mind 
The  travi 
self  suddc 
tjie  aopiei 
self  a  bea 
even  until 
view  ;  let 

csi^erdu^ 


almost 
timber 
4 ;  tlie 

idusky^ 

:  The 
aluable 
arly  in 
le  iieqd 

pt  a], 
ut  land^ 
r.  THe 
mapk, 
Farms 
^  could 
)eii  and 
ftcryoiB 
s  found 
surfaq^^ 
very  di 
^antcigfy 

ean  t&l 
IS  a  Tia^ 
BSepta 

1ft    iM 


13^ 

■--■*■  ■..-.'> 

jxhau^t^^  STui^^o^^  hay  tor 

all  the  qatUe  which  tbeinhaJ^nte  can  ifilc  cir 
procqre,  prbbal^ly.fQrJiatf  a  century  ta  C6n^ 
Thit  earth  yields  wild  artidho^s  and  wifa 
potatoes  in  prodigious  qtantitiea^  a^  the 
malthas  ney^rb^n  known  tQ  faU,  because, 
there  are  so  nfi^rty  kindl  thiit  every  season  is 
favorable  to  some  ;  there  are  hickory  nuts, 
hazelnuts;  che8ntns,^acoma,  Itdmt  seed  and 
black  walnuts.  The  p^aries  themselyca-  are 
covered  with  a  redundant  grovi^h  of  gras* 
which  has  b^en  found  a  good  substitute  for 

easily  talc  timot%  and  other  i«.  seed-Utffi 
soil  IS  a  »ich  dry  ij^cfcand^  pitodbces;^ 
fl^,  hemp^  pbtatbes,  »c.  as  well  as  t^  bort 
Ohio  bottonjs.    ITie  celebrated  valti  of  I^aptet 
^as  not  more  enchanting  to  the  eye  oftht  rlv^ 
isiied ^beholder,  *aan  is  the  scenery  oFtlfee 
beautiful  pbins  :  An  officer  of  the  nortb  wcfst- 
ern  arn»y  thus  deseribes  an  extensive  pi^  !• 
-.*«  After  traveling  st>me  sj(?ord>  of. miles  ffcttt 
Urbann:i)  through  a  thick  anti  contined  forest, 
and  suddenly  craiJerging  itom  it  iptd  this  ex. 
tensive  plain,  the   sensaUons   profluecd   upon 
l^inind  are  delightful  beyond  descriptfon. 
T^  travel^  is  almost  ready  to  imagine  liim: 
self  suddenly  transported  into  the  E/ysium'ot 
tbe  anpients.     i4et  the  reader  figure  to  bimw 
self  a  beaMtiful  plain.  extendinL^  ^:anv  mluo 
even  until  the  distant  hprison  Terminates  Yus 
view  ;  let  this  plain  be  covered  with  the  ricli- 
fsViPerdue  and  the  fines*  tints  of  nature  in  its 


#' 


134 

greatest  ei5^bcf ancc,  and  variegated  with  d\s>U 
«Bt  clusters  of  trees,  an4  he  will  have  soxm 
f^int  idea  of  the  grounds  here  described.  laf 
deed  the  philosophk  mhiii  wU!  rarely  enjoy  a 
richer  feast  ihan   nature  here  presents  him.** 

A  barrel  of  pork,  beef  or  flour  can  be  sent 
to  Montreal  for  one  dollar  and  seventy  five 
cents,  The  land  belongs  to  the  Unite4  States, 
and  can  be  had  lor  two  dollars  an  acre.  These 
peculiar  adyatitages  have  not  es«^aped  the  no, 
tice  gf  inany  enterprising  nien,  who  had  be- 
gan to  ,ljreak  ground  just  as  the  war  cdttimei^. 
ccd  ;— thiat  event  K«siie6«^6arUy  suspeardti 
the  settlemetits  i  but  they  will  undoubte^dly 
W^suincd  |he  ensitittf  spri^^ 


»  *!i 


•V  J  t»"; 


"Fort  Stepfiemort  il  situate^  bh  the  West 
bank  ofthe  Sarrdusfey;  at  the  distance  ci  two 
hundred  yards  ft  om  the  tiver,  where  the  sec- 
ond hanks  are  about  fifty  feet  high.  Seven 
wiles  above  die  fort  are  the  Seneca  and  btla- 
wafo  Indian  villages./  .  The  distance  from  Uvis 
post  to  f()rt  Meigs  is  'forty  miles  ;  the  road 
passes  through  the  Black  Svv^mp,  which  is 
*foUr  miles  wide.  The  country  between  this 
road  and  the  great  meadow  is  too  flat  for  cul- 
tivation,  though  the  soil  i    extremely  rich. 


'■=^' 


^oirtage  river  is  a  deep  languid  Strearh,  fitr- 


•  - 1   * 


nrt    ia^g^£:f\\^*\f     riAfl^«>«*    ^TST       f^tTinW     t^VAlt      Ht 


•  «*a«#«i««a«M.        ••■•        '^  «•«•'«(-  M*-^  akAW 


its  moutlu    It  rises  in  the  Black  swamp  and  is 
not  more  than  thirty  miles  long  ;' uiit  is   oiie 


hlihdred 
the  land 
of  an  In< 
bank,  wJ 
this  rivei 

©hthe  I 
^e  moui 
lijrtber^ 

m  whiti 

settle  af  I 
vintages 
lUere  wfl 
tfePdrts 


is>  ger^eta] 
oftlKilai 
ciehtly  d] 
lAdiaHi  G€ 
h^  the  h 
p^ri  wbic 
|2%erivei 
three  otlri 
dispatcher 

geh.  irA 

seconded  i 
hadjtfet  i 
l^ndu^j 
sdon  beca 


9& 


f 


hundred  yaijh  witje  six  mil^s  ^n  ^  laSf  s 
the  land  on  both  si^es  is  ri4  fhel-i^Jn^ 
of  an  Indian  viUage  are  tpleen  ;««  W'g 
banit,  whcr?  Acre  is-  aJip  4  ncach  orcKaid  ; 
ihis  river  IS  a  Place  qfgre«  rewrt  for  will 

eh  the  A,Y</^f^  r6ad  rn)tgSap,dM^  bi^% 
%  mouth  01  the  rivers    't^kSti  is  very  "  '*^ 


nmbCT  ^wihfir  qn  the  ne«fc«pf  th?  peninsull 
|«^  WhiW/«t1>1u.5  as  yet  h.ad  %  Ha&hy^ 
settte  artik  raouje^^i  Port^e, ]hq%,,  t§|  ,2^ 
i^tageaofthfe  range ,^  iftpa)M«J*;  S2 


tll^i  ^6  hun^i-^  thot^nd  icrds.    16  bant' 
i^gen«^I}r.about  eight  jp^tabpye  the  surfei^ 
of  the  la^e.    %e  sdil  fe  in  m^y  batts  80^^ 
daiay  di3^  ftj  pk,ugh%^  ^j  ^j^ 

Iftdiatt  corn  hlM^re^  frfeen%^^ittiet  with,  1 
m  the  best  oimoitu^f  for  cxblorirJ  that 
pan  which  Iks  bctwten  M^iatnrtay  and  HK 
Ijge  river.  Siirgeam  Afer a^iam,  myaelf  ati^ 
^ree  othcrsi,  of  ^raclfead»s  company  wm 
dispatched  Ihj^  ^  Wr  fr^iA-^ 

geti.  *rAf»hiir  td  ^<?ij^arii|^^ 
seend^  the ?llamiliif  a  c^^^naia  sun  sk 


anikipg  the  mouA  of  #ie  bay  Seniadc  laii| 
•nswe,  aoyerri  mjles  too  far  1o  the  r^;   k 

■    •     If'*'- 


vr^s  about  midnight  when  we  landed;  wr 
were  completely  lost,  and  ttk  darlifiess  rj:iid<ii'.- 
cd  it  Impracticable  to  correct  our  mistake  be* 
foi^e  daylighti  We  therefore  hauled  up  opr 
canoe  and  concealed  ourselves  in  the  grass  till 
morning.  My  comrades  slept  soundly  j  as 
fbr  niip,  it  was  the  first  time  I  had  been  eirposed 
tp  the  tomahawk,  and  every  jr-^^  A  heard 
1  fancied  it  was  caused  by  tht  ..  isteps  of  a 
savage— my  eyes  never  closed  that  Mght. 
At  the  dawn  of  day  wc  repairied  to  the  beachi 
ftnd  foutid  our  canoe  completely  filled  by  the 
dashing  of  the  surfl  We  had  left  every  thing 
in  tlie  qanOe  but  our  musket,  (we  had  but  one)^ 
our  ammunition  and  provisions  Were  com- 
l^letel^  soaked^  H^re  we  were  %  in  an  Indian 
country  wi^  nbthltig  to  defend  ourselves  with 
jbut  an  aK  and  a  musket  which  could  oot  be 
iKschafged.  I  could  not  persuade  my  tomr 
panions  to  bail  the  canoe  and  pcoce^^  ^Y  ^^* 
ler ;  they  prcfeired  go«ig  down  the  beach  of 
Ae lake;,  the  distance  was  %^  iniles.  We^ 
were  then  not  more  ^an  one  mHe  from  the 
bkc,  ami  by  forcing  our  way  through  the 
l^ss  of  the^meadow  we  could  save,  several 
Dftilei?  travel ;  this  we  attempted,  but  found  the 
grass  higher  than  our Jieacb  aiid  as  thick  as  a 
siat,^  confined  together  t^  a  species  of  pea 
vine^  whs^h  compelled  us  to  tread  it  under  our 
i^t  to  male  the  least  progress ;  tlus  operation 
^ds  top  slow  and  ^tigueing  to  be  fong  cont- 
li^ued  ;  bcsiajfrsv  the  icaii,  wiiich  we   juauc  waa 


toilifi 
tut  bed 
|i^as  bs 

We 

to  the  i 
lake  sh 
gress  s 
we  at  f 
>rit 


JWi%; 

could  « 

©w  is  fi 

thougfii 

either  f 

ingjy  W 

througti 

duced  t 

of  obsc 

weed,  M 

far  as  w 

grow  or 

^st  as  p^ 

open  a  | 

about  tvi 

to  lie  sui 

of  the  r^ 

the  Tou! 

wood^.  b 

the  .lake. 

to  a  groi 

t»  ■-■•-I — J 

woods. 


i?,>  ■: 


139 

to*  in  the  course  of  a  few  rods  we  ha*  dW 
tjirbed  several  rattle  !,nakesT-one  of  ourparw 
l»as  barefpqV:  the  rest  in  shoes,  »"*''' 

f^l^^"^^^T^^^^P^'  foHowed  the  beach 

Scesh^r'\°K'''!  ^'^r^  '^-"^^  ^^^'^  »•« 

„r.L   °    •    :^^°"*  twelve  we  found  our  pro- 
weft  l«f'^*'  *'^^  dcepdadc  sire.m.  which 

Jrtirtg  :  (mJecd  one  couia^not  swim)  and  we 
could  not.  find  materials  fc?r  a  raft.  The  nie^ 
ow  IS  hert  apparently  ten  miles  wide.     It  ^s 

&  /'i'^'  'f "  gain  the  woods^e  could 
either  ford  or  raft  across  the  river.    Aildor^ 
mly  we  firmly  ,.,orved  to  fon:c  our^gS' 
dJZ^r  '^A K"^.^'**^  woods  ;;we  Xc^. 
duced  to  adopt  tbis^ternative  in  consequence 
of  observ.ng^_the  ytlldw.  blbssonjs  of^a  tS* 
we?d,  which  lined  the  banks  of  the  river^as 
^as  we  could  see  them,,  ay  which  alWays 
pw  on  the  dryest  partv    We  pushed  on  as 
fast  as  possible;,  each  one  taking  his  tiirn'to 
open  a  passage  ;  iii  this  way  m  nrogress^ 
abcmt  two  mfles  ami  found  the  labor^^^S 
to  be  surmotinie^:     We  returned  to  the  inoul 

Tous  Samts)  and  attempted  to  Eain,  tfo 
wo«dk  by  a^ew  passage  one  mile  furtl^r  f 
*e  .hke.  We  foriied  the  grass  nearly  Wmf 
to  a  grove  of  trees  which  appeared  to  be  wiA 

^-    n^  ""fi<*'^'^fe  frf  mc  to  pye  i^< 


>mS^M  perfect  id^  of  the  dHSeultics  aittf'Ki 
Ugatyvt  experienced  in  getting  to  the  groYe#^ 
The  grass  was  about  7  feet  high  and  so  thick 
tflat  it  would  easily  su«aifl  ories  hair-in  ^mc 
dbces  a  cat  could  hwc  walked  onitisutfwJei^ 
^niany  places  it  was  eficctuaU>  mtUA  by 
^e&that  required  one's  whole  strength  t^ 
l^akddwh.    T6  break  the  rOad  fQ«it  rp^V 
l^as  as  miK^^as  ^e  best  of  uS  tm^d  j^rtmns^t 
gc  one  turtu    We  continued  o^r  ei^ert^on^  w^ 
||rk  and  sueee^ded  ni  reaching  an  insulate^' 
^bcce  of  ^ood^  half  a  mile  wide  and  three  |oq|^; 
lilt  encaniped  near  tlte  banl^s  of  an  tmpdssi^ 
^  sloilghor  branch  of^tlife  riyer ;  wet,  fii|- 
^ued  and  sugperleissV  we  lay  down  on  thk 
^ist  grotttid  and  had^ut  two  blahket^  anionft' 
#e  of  ttis.    Noi  a  moments  sl^ep^fc*"  mf  ejer^ 
iiias  night ;  but  neither  the  danger  of  the  r^f 
^-snak's^&igs  ortkehorrdrs  c^  the  scajpltiig 
4NiM^^  ^fty  iftiiiicii^  widMBy  comrades ;  ^ 
i^  ^bt  as  aeundly  as  though  thfeyihad  beep 
^d^r&e|f  paternal  roofs.    But    they  haij- 
^en  so  long<familiari«cd %o  dahger,  that  ithad^ 
lost  itsi'^efTors— iT^as  a  r0^%ifld ;  henge  the 
^0renc^  The  ^jeesei^  ducks,  and  other  ff^ 
"ipt  HP  tn  i^cesspt  noise  t)ta5  M^hole  m$W 
'^  dfewiwd  the  eff^  of^g^  shovifel'^ow' 
Hhes  and  blai^ets  were  ^  wt  a$  tllQU|^ 
By  h^  been  cxpp$^  tqj  %h)3«yy  t«i%   m 
^e  mc^ndng  ffii^nc  our  j^iqgi^sis  -^^hccl^ 
#e  atteimtcd  an  *•  ob^^        movemeot  to  tt^^ 
l^,*" >^^  pieced  m  better  fucc^ ;  ||tl 
l0o^)?^liBk  we^came  1^ 


ta€0||£ 

wash^l 

^H 
effect  I 

retnti?  i 

ttidian 

hy  frier 

WcLhgc 

drift  AV^ 

thut  coi 

if^e  mad 

iu  gcttii 

aion,  th 

ppftlinil 

With  thi 

ration  t^ 

every  te 

river.    ' 

er  kind: 

answers 

l|isio^ 

peas,  be 

raf)ge  fo 

TTpus  Sit 

and  |he 

tr()it. '   1 

it  IS  wor 

to  view^ 

cover  tit 

darken  t 

Miam 

blc&  a  lal 


thick 

i  by 

h  tpr 

ioqg# 
)assft- 

ft  thr 

beeii 

r  haf  ^ 

itha4' 
?e  tte 

»cJ 


.141 

to  ca^^c  4)ttr  ii  orfei,.  ^  ^f  ^  coun^a  pCvat* 
was  ii^ld ;  the  i?esuU  was,  eveiiy  one  w^l  wiU 
ling  to  retutrn  t9^  tli9  mouth  of  the  river  anl 
effect  Its  p^sag^  ^  evtry  hazzard     On  o^ 
muro  tQ  the  river,  we  found  fresh  hoarse  and 
Indian  tmqks,  but  whether  they  were  .mad!<^ 
h^  friendly  .or  hostile  Indians,  we  never  learnt. 
We  had  the  good   fortune  to  find  a  pietc  of 
dirift  wood  sufficiently  lari^-e  to^ustain  the  m^ 
that  could  not  swim,  (;ur  clothes,&c.    Of  thjua. 
yt  made  a  rude  raft,  with  which  we^ucceeded 
m  getting  c^ver.     Suffice  it  to  say,  in  concluf 
sion,  that  We  afterwards  found  too  many  opu 
portunities  to  become  thoro^^  ^cquaiiued 
with  this  jminen;^  meadow.  Nfi  is  no  cx5m| ' 
tatiqn  ^^  ^y  that  we  met  with  ratde   snakes 
every  ten  rods  from  Tpuis  Saints  to   5Portagc 
"^t^  i*^^^^  ^^^^»s  meadow  is  of  a  sol. 
er  kind  than  the  wild  grass  of  the  praries  arid 
answers  all  the  purposed  of  hay   a^d  pasture. 
#  >s  mt^tnixed.withi  wild  oats,  \^\d  ly^,  wUd 
peas,  be^,  Jfec,  mafcing  it  in  shorty  the  tfeit 
jrange  for  eaitle  or  horses  I  evtr  sawT   'Die 
Tous  Sarnts  is  an  unfrcquenttd  soMrv  rivtr, 
ana^he  best  place  for  iowUng  this  side    Cei. 
tr(iit.     To  those  atiacjiied  to^this  kind  of  sport, 
It  IS  worth  a  journey  of  5ve   hundred  miles, 
to  vieu^ihe  feathered  a^sembla^  which  almost 
cpyxrr  the  surface   of  the  river  and  sometimes 
darken  the  air  with  thtir  numbers,  - 

Miami  bay,  liice  thi  of  Sandusky,  resenu 
fi)k&  a  lake  ;  it  is  about  fiftttn  raiks  long  and 


m 


m 

fIfHW  wMe  i  Ttssds  of  70  tons  burton  t^ 
jias^  the  bar  at  its  entranee.  Within  the  bo- 
^om  of  of  thb  bat  grow  several  thousand  acres 
^/oHe  ojfoine,  (wild  oats)  which  constitute 
the  principal  food  of  the  vast  fliscks  of  ducks 
^at  freqgent  the  place.  It  glows  in  about  7 
Het  water  ;  the  stalks  near  tibe  roots  are  about 
an  inch  in  diamater  and  grow  to  the  height  of 
l^n  feet ;  its  leaves  aNrFe  the  surface  of  ihe 
Vkierare  like  Aose  of  the  retd  cane  ;  in  other 
respects  it  resembbs  the  common  oat  stalk  isi 
©very  thing  biH  size  and  kernel,  which  is  of 
tht  nature  o£  rice,  and  of  wWeh  the  Frenchr 

{eopte  make  free  us6  in  their  favorite  soup* 
is  yield  is  very  abuAdant,  btm^  half  a  pint, 
at  least,  from  every  stalk;  This  valuable  a. 
quatic  grain  is  found  at  the  mouths  of  all  the 
nvers  which  fait  into  the  lakes  west  of  9and us* 
%,a8  far  as  the  southrend  of  lak^  Michigan^' 
and  is  thie  chief  subsistence  of  the  prodigious 
Bumber  of  water  fo^H  whieh  are  fbvnd  on 
tfcse  waters.  The  duck  has  become  singu^ 
larly  expert  in  plucking  her  food^  from  t^ 
JiiUeatfoine  ;i)eing  unable  to  reach  th^  high- 
est branches,  slie  presses  her  breast  against 
the  stalk  and  with  *  violent  etort  of  her  feet- 
causes  it  to  yield  to  her  strength,  which  it 
readily  does  by  reason  of  its  slender  fibrous 
roots— having  forced  the  top  of  the  stalk  into 
^e  water,  ^e  keeps^  it  under  heir  bp^  until 


1  L 


l|pc  11^5  i^uaiiic«|  mfs*  Mt^ytm 


«• 


arhei 

{(ahle  fc 
.which  a 
formed 
the  St.  J 
fort  Wa 
.9  rich  k 
fort  De^ 
In^n  ti 
{i^orthe^ 
not  abru 
jedge,  ari 
tverdue. 
if^pids,  t 
^cnipbsc 
/Ular  str 

|)erpeiidi 
tversely 
Jhank  for 
;alsp  con 
l^earance 
#ie  chan 
jft>rnEier^ 

Foi^^ 
nearly  rq 

right  ^nd 
elevarfon 
Suwing  r 


high- 
gainst' 
r  ft^t' 
ich  it 
brous 
k  into 
r  until 


44t 

arhe  Miami  of  the  lak«  is  a  fine  rivar  ntiiii^ 
4|ahle  for  light  vessels  as   far  as  the  rpWa. 
Which  are    18  miles  .from  its  mouth.    ITji 
formc^d  by  the  juciion  of  the  «t.  Mary's  and 
^e  St  Joseph's,  which  mingle  their  waters  at 
fort  Wayne  ;  from  thence  it  meanders  throtiirh 
.jrich  level  couivti;y  to  fortWinchesteri  /latdF 
^t  Deganec^  vrhcrc  4t  receives  the  Aii\Obi«e 
irom  the  ^oiith  cast^  its  genera!  coui^  la 
4lonh  cttst ;  its   banks  are  Degular-^high,  but 
not  abrupt  --^loping  griidually  to  the  watet^% 
isdge,  and  covered  with  a   be^latUul  luxuriant 
tverdue.     The  channtl  of  <he  dver  from  ihe 
rapids»to   ivithin  three  miles  of  the   bay  ,  ja 
€Gmp6sed  of  limestone  rock,  formed  rinto  reg- 
ular strata  by  parallel  fissures,  which  mk 
jjerpeiidicularly  into  the  rock  and  run  trans 
aversely  across  the  river>     The  face  of  the 
tank  for  ten  or  f;welve  fce^t  above  the  water  4s 
lisp  composed  of  solid  rock,  and  from  its  ap- 
©earancc  itis-eyident  that , the  curitint  has  woru 
^e  channel  man;r  fe^t  deeper  than  it  was  In 


_  is  dtuated  on  ihe  eastern  baii 
nearly  /opposite  the  Rapitkf  the  prospect  hcri? 
|rf  ^|i^(^n^  jys  ijOQstdeJightW.  I 

The  ii(*  open  tottoma  extelixSng  ^o  ttie 
right  ^nd  left  as  f^  as^he  eye  cm  readh  ;  the 
devarfonof  Ijhe  Iwnks  ;  the  beauaiul  J^ami 
«^w#ng  rapidly  ihrc?jgh  the  centre  of  the  val. 
jciiyitfcf  of  th^  suiToundiii  hills 


here  and  tliere  adorntd  With  clusters  of  hoiif  y 
loci^t,  plutn  trees  aiid  hafvthorn,  clad  with 
Uie  wide  spr<fadiiig  gr^pe  vine--  present  at  once 
irofliaptic  and  interesting' scebery^. 

No  one  can  visit  this  place  and  nottc  charm* 
td  with   its  appearance  and  peculiar  advanta- 
ges.    If  fishing  be  his  favoriie  diversioiH  here 
lie  will   attain  his  utmost  gratification.     The 
'iuHOtity  of  fish  at  the  rapids  is  almost  incred- 
ible ;  the  Miami.at   this  place,  is  now   what 
the  rapids  of /IwA  creek  in  Saratoga    county 
^  were  40  years  ago.     So  numerous  are  they  at 
this  place,  that  a  spear  may  be  thrown  into  the 
^THtcr  at  random,  and  will  rarely  miss  killing 
one  !  I  saw  several  htindred  taken  in  this  man- 
ner  in  a  few  hours.     The  solOicrs  of  the  fort 
used  to  kill  tlWm  in  great  quanties  with  clubs 
and  stones.     Some  days  there   were    not  less 
*^ljian  1000  taken  with  the  hook  wuhin  a  short 
distance  of  the  fort,  and  of  an  excellet  quaU- 
ty    *  If  he  prefer  fowling   here  aUo   is  a  fine 
field  for  his  sports  ;   the  river— Swan   cteek, 
and  the  shoals  of  the  bay,  swarm  with  ducks, 
geese,  Sec.     He  need  not  wait  one  minute  for 
a  sh0t.     If  hunting  jsth^  object  of  his  desire, 
here  too,  he  will  find  ample  scbpe  to   indulge 
his  projiensity  ;  the  woods  are  filled  with  deer, 
elk  and  wild  turkies.  ;  :^ 

The  whole  length  of  the  rapids  on   both 
aides  the  river,    will  unquestionably,  at  no  rcv  j 
moidperiod,  be  lined  with  rallla  and   various 


manufa( 

tthttkMs 
wardly  ; 

Me  Hri 

%abld  ^ 
icttfeft^r 

l^viffa 
Mt-  Mt 
flourishi! 
extendin 
^ttictowii 
ihe  cnen 
%ftd  hoth 


crtgk  fll 
th^fbrt, 

^  mill  ot 
dians. 


bbthf 

[io  rcvf 
irious 


145 

..  I 

^SSSlr?'^''  "^^^  ''^*^'^'*  "  peculiarly 
S25^^5^'  ^  ^P^*  •  communication  with  an 
ftrtitfctts^^xtcnt  of  coufvtiy,  south  and  west- 
Z^l^^'o^^  advantages  of  locality,  water,  nav- 
tffat^n,  &c  ate  ^  strikihg  lo  be  ovferlookcd 

[JSl:a?r^SI?'*^""S-      ^^  be  ptOCM. 

^^irf^t.^'^^^'^'^'^y  quantity  and  sub. 
&?;•  W*^r^^^  than  twenty 

iWli  i?'lrfT^""'^"*"«  settlements  on 
W«e  Erii  4ill  )ttmtT  tnanufactorics  indtspen^ 

sabk.     Besides,  this  place  affords  a  beautifnl 
01?^'^  .^^**^  »  and  there  is  little  doubt  but 
^^ !"»  short  time,  there  will  be  a  flourish- 
i^vi^onthe  ground  where  now  stands  ^ 
^-  Metgs.^    Before  the  war  there  was  a 
flourishing  French  settlement  on  the   river 
extending  for  several  miles  above  and  below 
W  town.     The  houses  were  all  destroyed  by  * 
the  enemy  a  fcw>eeks  after  Hull»s  auri-endei 
^tid^nothing  noW'  remains  as  a  memento  of  ks 
^Sufe^"^  ^1^  chiraiiies.    The  ush- 
^^^K^^T"' *  to  buihels  to  the  iacre- 
=r?I^'     *^^*'*^  "'^^^^^^  on  S«%n 

^^r3*?^  ^***^^  ^^  same  fete.  JTbL 
ere^k  flllii  mt6the  Mi^miatven  mika  below 
the  fort,  tm  the  Michipri  aide.  An  entemri- 
«mg  m^  of  the  name  of  OWensi  had  erec^d 
a  mill  mihti  st^am j  it  waa  burnt  by  ili^  In, 
dians,--^*^  ^  ^  ■)  ic      .,  .  .        .,.  .i.|, ...,/  .«.,  . 

f^;™^8f|  bttween  these  ruins  awl  the 


-I 


\;,  1 


d" 


« 


'^uti  iv 


fort^i^e  scvfiral  bcmrttfiiV  islands  i  ^^iW^ 
contains  i0O^«c«8v^h9$  bcen,,f?ul^v^|?^t 

The  distM^  byii^^ilf^  %'gV^ 

Aerwr  Riisin  mM  Tuiie^,  ilo^  «ides  thi9 
ti^;  «wi6^  the)  )iitje,fi!rfi,  l|a?^«jW  1 W 
tato  yke  Et«i-    SeYcir3l.^fe^iM^  -  l    '^^ 

^;M  erf  Wetroit.     Thi^!  stream.  ^^^^^    ^ 

Kood  harbor  far  boalsu  I  was  tpW  l>y  ««r^^^ 
%£  the  iiihah^tuafe  that  th9J2it«)4a^v|  the  ^# 
waters  itf  this  river  is  very  fertile--th«t  theri? 
ate  several  valuable  mill  seat^  near  Mie^  sf>\^ 

L  sS  The  lislte  eoartJrojn  ^ndSs^tiay  to  %e 
mouth  of  the  Raisin,  r«spipbles  that  part  Uc- 

nwKSilt  of  the  co^stjs  sfVier^lfeft  mgB^»  ^^^ 
th^Sain  m  toxw.  *ift  PeCessary  ijROUijd  tx- 
tfelidVthe  whole,  kngth  9*  <h?;  '^"dpw-l'f 
•ummit  'm  covcf«d  Wii*  a  .rpw;  of  W",  whiph 
iw  their  trfrns.iHi»u«nlW  OTF  «<?ycred  with  a" 

dance,  but  they  are  of  the  species  usufiUj  e.al- 
led  fox  grapes.       ,    ;^  ;  .  , 

.     The  imftuudivas  evideBtly  fomcd  .of^sand, 
-.i_  «^  ^_j  _^uuu-    ssri^idh*  ihe-vi€ilenr.eoi«tnci 

surf  has  beei»  accumplatif  g  '•"•  "S'-'^ » "  "  ^ 


ftot  foj 


^I* 


'/  !  '  ( 


^  f}i' 


It  I 

gpectrl 
l  wpd 


'ff 


imi 


61 

'  deuces 

quired' 
ing'beiB 
bel^jHeei 
h  small 
ecjujlly 

but  toifl 
is  near 
the  east 
a  fevir  n 
its  h^ad 
to  be  ci 
dctk  thi 
hiai-Bori 
bothba 
The  frrj 
front  th< 
row  frq 
atida  h;i 


i:. 


f 

g^  to 


eepch 

aifier 
rds  ^ 

bead 
then? 

art  hc- 
y  dc?- 
^  tbe 
IX  than 

qdtx- 
sw— jts 

whiph 
fith  an 

I  abun, 

if  sand, 
^Vof*the| 


147 
not  for  this  defence  the  lake  would  often  in- 

If  1   wlt^^^lfejfed  tp  iWdttlge  in  geologiial 

gpectrlatidrns  pW'th^fei«iftkfert  of  this  Vast  Ain, 

1  wpuld  conieiid  tfeit  lak^  Erte  wjta,   bnfer! 

^  ages,  several  Mfel  Wickr  th^n  at  preaertt, 

^^J  would  prove  iriy  arguihent  by  the  stale 
^rltifc  second  dankysit  the  wroods,  ivhere  are  to 
be  found  tJ^lrndri^l  or  prater  t^om  stooes, 
mijsck  shells^,  hittocks  of  sand  and  other  mU 

' ^te  €.f^i^^^*^  "^^^^  *«^*^  sea.  i  ;  > 

'%  tlierii^r  .*#a:JZawi(gra|)e  river)  h^s  ac 
quired  great  celebrity  in  coast quence  of  fe^v. 
ing  ^efenahe i^cene  of  a  i^ngninary  conflict 
.Bettvfee^  the  Amerifcan and  British  forres,  "It 
IS  smaller  than  the  Miami  and  ii>  banks  jare 
ecjujlly  handsottie  with  thase  of  that  river  • 
but  tovira|-ds  Its  nfouth^  mtich  lower.  Its  source 
I's  near  th^t  of  ^the  M  tkamie  which  falls  faito 
the  east  side'bf  like  ivlichigan.  Xt^  course  is 
a  fevr  minuted  sdu-th  of  east.  The  country  at 
its  h^ad  Is  represented  by  hunte'-e  a^U  ludiaiis 
to  he  c^Hghtful.  Towards  th-  lake  it  mean, 
det^  throii;^!  the  meadow,  and  forms- a'^oJ 
hdi-bor  for  b6ats.  The  country  is  settled  along 
both  thanks  for  thfe  space  of  twelve  mil^^. — 
The'  fi^r^  h  JiiSes  are  about  three  miles  distant 
front  the  \\^t.  The  plamations  huve  an  ir- 
row  front  oo  the  river,  but  extend  back  a  mile 
*nda  hifif  f  th^  houses  being  all  built   on  the 


if 

I  ' 


-«?  •■'>. 


.i  -k!- 


14» 


'A-r^'tr 


'f-f 


■^m" 


bunk  of  Ar  rivjer,  gii^s^  it  soBacthiii|  M*- 


pearahce  of  the  rtresi  of  a  tow;*,  i  Tw  ^t^' 
ta«ts  rabe  large  quantities  of  wheat,  an*  have 
fine  bichards  from  wMcb  eider  is  made  Jor 
ejtportation.  Preyiflus  to  *«  ^"/♦fef'^ 
several  Brist  and.  saw  mills  aiid  adis^kry^ 

They  a«e  prinoipaBy  ?rc9Pi»  a^J  «""f?^'y  l*! 
tached  to  the  United  States.     A  fi^«^^S|^ 
Indiaftttade  b  carried  on  with  ,M»f  ^WW» 
from  the  St.  Joseph's  and  the  wat«s  •!  **e 
Michigan.    There  are  several  Indian  yifeges 
on  the  river  abpye  the  settleRW^t^,,.^^ 
bargains  can  be  made  in  purchasmg  wnprovea 
farms  ^  the  inhahiteBto  do  ndt  aj^ar  iV  jan- 
dmtand  the  value  <rf  impr^eraepti, m^^M 
country  on  the  Raisin  has  acquired  »^«c- 
ler  for  health,  but  it  was  visUed  by  the  epi- 
demic of lastyear.  f    « 

;  i  The  latt  garrisorv  o»  tWs'nver  was  situated 

jbotit  three  mils  ft9»  the  lake.     It  consisted 

of  two  btoek  houses,*  with  about  an  acre  of 

eround  enclosed  by  pickets,  at  the  disbince  of 

15  rods  from  the  rivtr.    The  scite  had  be«» 

mudicioHsly   selected,   for  defence.      Alttr 

the  territory  itU  into  the  hand*  «f  the  Britisli 

and  Iadkn8.thev  burnt  the  block   hou^s.- 

When  gen.  Winchester  advanced  to  the  river, 

in  January,  1813,  he  found  no^itig  tot  a^few 

pickets,  sufficient  to  defend  only  a  part  ol  his 

camp.  -, 

T  «t.;u^  Wi  hflttle  Kround  and  examine 


tftc  tc 

Jri  the 

Set 

eritble 

ers.     , 
,  these  \ 

rfth:  ri 
saridy^ 
barlcf , 
tnc  cpK 


r  «r  ^ 
'   bat  the 

'■'a'fe*-' 
■  Biifilli, 

,  ftfcW  Is 

yioligsi 

'■'iliiiiec^ 
«he  rive 


¥iji 


k  for 

ery»f— 

.  Gpod 
prolreo 


149 

ti^c  remains  of  the  pickets,  which  were  comi 
pletSBfyjsMter^^  by  thi^ 'enenij^  shA-  The 
bones  of  iJur  cdutiirymeri  ^€tt  s^m  m^ftMny: 

.*ithe#.'  ■-■H'\^j^   ^'-    i'^M-ii---^       -..^i  ^ 


":olF.'^ 


sitiiattcf 
ansisted 
acre  of 
tsince  of 
ad  httiY 
After 
?  Britisli 
)m^^s.— 
he  river^ 
Ut  a;  fevf 
^rt  of  his 


xanaini 


^|.  fr^«^^  t*^  Raisin -tft^^  river  *lf/^ 
.  f#^Hk  iMd^h^  ^bere^ii  a  6onsid- 

Jo/!(P  tnH}i3ie  i^  Itiuhd  at^eibdbihs  oftlidi^^riv- 
ers.  A  few  French  families  at%'  spitted'  on 
*  ^^  ^a'crs.  The  bottom  is  extensive  and 
rrfehrthe  upfatil  fe'dpiii  artd'in  ihaUir^places 
sandy^  but  siiKi.ehtly  ienUi  for  w*eai^  and 
Nrle|:,    I  round'>%a  ^Hsrabtt  a<r^amt*«|.  with 


■    ^  miles llferiiHKrilVcrEk  Rbcbe^tHeriv. 
f^i^!^^^*-  ^  ^^s  ileirthe  l^ke  are  low. 

brayrdfseasr^tfVittl^^sil^ke^    iTheirwhcat. 


'^^i  Yi  tJ J:^  Pyy^  *W7  JT^'^f'^w^w-aittf  other 

me  fiver,  giving  the   water  an  offensive  and 
lI?^'!!?.'?*!^  k}^  "^'^^  rope  lilie  ri!5lasses,  yet  the 


■'  !y 


"'' 


ih'd 


>i  I' 


t  ^.iii 


159 

^m  mmiitm  Why  It  did  not  pro^^  '^'' 
mat  death  1  cannot  concciyc  ;  ^ir  j:fcilfireft 
looked  miscrablyi  ^fhis  is  by  far  tht  ^orst 
looking  stream  tributary  to  Lake  Erie.  The 
timbe^  land  hc^e^  a|^oaches,,w}thi^l  ,a  mile 
of  lh<^  lake  ;  four  miles  fc<^  the  Jaki?^y^x 
Cignes  bfi^^bmk  <^wmn%  md  mof^^- 
ations  fevorable  ta  Ae^creciiion  of  w^^^a 
chinfiry.  The  tree*  aec  k)fty— 1|»  b^d  ^^^^ 
aiidai»bte^i':'^.r-^  .     .;-:/../ "_,,.^.i^ 

T?bf  the  $paqe  ipf  two  roifed;  6^twe?fi   La 

Rocte  and  Aii5E  Ct^3  die  Ili€a*>w^jnte^ 

intol^d  by  wood!  Iptnd  which  appipacl|^;  Ip  thr« 

beach,    this  situation  is  i^  Wgb  as;  J^e  i^nd 

^  the  kte^taa^dic  8^ng^iK|^^^bei^ 

Six  miles  ft-om.  Aux  Cigncs^  in  die  ^rcctioi 
of  B^ownstdwn,  c^mes  ii>  die  .nv^,Mfiron,^ 
which  pursues  1  *yious  com||?i^  J^ligh  thj 
meadow  and  the  foUc  avoine  pt^5,W^^^^^   ^ 
recmires  an  e^ty^ienced  piM  to  .&id^^ 
irance  into  this^  iiv€r--k;Js^li^fiiM:,#!)^  » 
any  Eo#ish  m»p  nc^ioh  ]y^,t;,|i«jvWent 
horrible  night  on  a  po^t  <tf.li|]^dg^  nea 
its  mouth  Qnf he  lasl  ofi^to^  ,M*^»  ^ 
f  rain  fell  in  torr^^  tlicfjrii|^  ii$^«*^«^ 
gttidhe4attr>6r^ ;  m^^  no^nt^aild  wer 
drenched^ to  the  sfcw*    I berc  saw  m^Vf^^ 


m 


Wo 


'ssat 


t-.t 


r 


iCr  worst 
;•  The 
Ida  mile 


1^ 


'-i 


'Cfil    Li 
i^jnte^ 

^J5>th« 
e  ifjiandi 

Jufectio 

^      thi 


'fiii6ii^mt 


p. 


S Wf  ail  <^#^S|^^ 


I 


^^'Jl   'di^UiM 


v;.  flit's!  7!bin».{| 


"lifini 


& 


Four  miles  ab<f?i"«i^^ 


,)ryiage.ot'  M^uagp  of 


I 


tf 


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^.W^^Mi  oeaKd  to  ^;^iiVe  bysr  ^  H^rtito. 
;;  fy"^ic,  pgije4  St«te8 ;  ftom:17^  to  m4 
•T  die  firitiah  i etawejfl  die  ff  onUer  posts  of  Pe- 
3^  '&oit,'MlmS  fcc  ;  frbm  frv4  tiTl^llf^^^ey 
had  always  kept  a  sift^ll  garrinon   with  a  bat- 

J,4»e«  J^,^coK«s  and  Bob^^  *^!,.Jf  J' 

„,  >-,_  _.^ from  lU  moBtB,  wbere^fi  IS  a 

Sm'lliM* J  tic  Uwtea,  Suites  Jrk  A^ams. 

liard  dty  land  and  through  several  g^yfi*  <« 


-iil 


St.  CI 
^etii 

which 
^and  ti 

often  ;^ 

standi 


.-.is:  ^-  ■' 


r    i<«ii  tlmty  few  Kigb,  and,  presW*»  orte  of  the 


Mil' 

Slatesr. 
anloal 
run  pa] 
by  croi 


dation 

BflOttt  d 

house  ] 
ii>gs  ar 
eral  elc 
fore  tb( 
rouiide 
tliere  v 
the  wh 
fence  v 
lisiu 


^the 
mto- 

De- 

I  bat- 
s  lacf 


etthe 
^nt  IS 

Tiiainv^ 
red 
is  a 

|B«ab-* 
iLina*' 


i  iiere 
Of  the 
a  fuU 
liken 


St.  Clafef  ind  eiglildi^{i-#bd¥t<&^Oi»^^ 
"irhe  tiSw'A  cbfil^  ii&dtit*  tf^l»iin#ed  iibosos, 
%f hich  are  Bfaibit^  hf  fiid»6  tki^a  om^coi- 
&ai)d  two  hundred  souls  ;  uod^r  one  roof  arc 
often  dfowded  seirefai  fa^iRes;  The  ^town 
smnd^  cprttigopus  to  fjhip  Vh^,  onli^  ibjlof 
ijic ;ba«fe,  Which^  ar^  liere  abqut-  t^cntf  ftet 
high,  there  ^r^  seVe^nd  Wopdlil  tHiarvcs  ex- 
^cn6lm|  Jmo  itlie*  ttver  iif)vfei^d»  of  oiKf ^^  1^ 
|dk-e^  feet;  fdr  the  aceotiiigpdAtteh  oF  tfie  i^lp. 

SiHig  i  th^  JPrgest  J^aiT;  bd»t  bjr  the  13mud 
«attes,^ahd'  k  f8tihifl*Y^rj^  cdnV^iikrtt  f^^the 
tihloading  of  ^isehk  i'he  j^mcipal  strettr 
run  pralleJ  withtht  ^Iv^i^  and  are  iht^sected 
by  cross  streets  at  right  artgles.  They  are 
#|de>  but  not  bting"  pared  arc  extremely 
muddy  m  wet  Weather  ;' btit  lor  the  accfeihRw- 
daticn  ofpasse%crS,^here  are  fo^t  wiys  m 
most  of  them  formed  of  square  logs.  Every 
house  has  a  garden  attached  to  it ;  the  bt^ld- 
li>gs  are  mostly  franicdf  though  there  ai'e  ^ev- 
eral  elegant  stone  and  brick  buHdings.  -Be- 
fore  the  great  fire  in  1 806^  the  town  was  Sur- 
rounded  by  a  strbnistockiide,  through  which 
Acre  were  foiit  gates  j  two  of  them  oj^eri  to 
the  wharves,  the  others  to  the  land  ;  this  de- 
,^ce.  was  mttnd^d  to  r^i^^-I  tl^d  atstack^of  |ii«. 


I'' 


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f 


I 


;Hip  fp0  stjiijdr  on  a  .rise  of  ghHin^  4W0 

hundred*  yards  in  ine  rear,  of  the  t9wrn  ;^^c 

fortiibaUons  consist  of  a  stockade   of  feeuar 

ipfokcti,  wi^  bswrtonft  of  ewh  i  near  tJiei  foot 

f^Mhhe  dittoh  ift  a  mw  of  <Uoft  aharp  pickets, 

.  inclining  outwards-rthirty  pieces  i;^,^^m^n 

-pan  bc/roofuoied  €>n  tlie  ra^mparts ;  the  fort  gov- 

.  itrs  about  an  acre  rand  #  Mlf  qfjrou^ 

Tbd  proxiqm^  ,|0f ^,pne  house  t^  ^l^°^^f^« 


from  lake  St.  Clair  to  the  river  Rouge,  gfves 

the  street  the  resemblance  qf  the  suburbs  of 

a  great  town#    The  ferm^  J^re   only  twenty 

r^ds  wide  on.  thje  riyer^nd  extend  bacj^ ;  one 

i^le  aod^  quarter  J  the  s^me :  of  thpse  (^^e 

|)tth(er  rinff  ra  f s jvell  as  those  0J|jfl?e  Rrilish  sipe. 

'.  The   country  roun4    Wel^oif  Js .  v^y,  tnfich 

cleared.    The  ,  inhabitants  have  to  dr|v?r,  their 

wood  a  mile  and  ihalfi  frona  the  l^ited  States 

lar>ds,  in   ^he  rear^qf  ^  the  tqw".    It  ^ells  in 

market  for  thy^e  0%rs  a  coird  j  almost  every 

l^fin  ,has>w  orchard/ apples,  ^ars  and  p^ach- 

cs4o  we|i- several  hundrecl  barrels   of ^cWer 

are  ahnwany  made,  and  sells  as'  higH  as    sij^ 

dpUars  a   barrel.     The  land  rises   gradually 

from  the   river  to  the  distance  of  t!iree    hun- 

dred  yi^rds  ;  it  then, ^ Recedes,  till  tlte  coufitry 

becomes  low  and  Jevel,  and  continuesi  so  fuuf 

©r  five  miles,  whi^n  it  risej^  by  degrees  and  at 

this  distance  is   represented  as  first  rate  liind 


..f- 


There  are  a  numfe  of  stores  which  apj)hr 
to  have  a  brisk  trade/and  they  kno\v  -Jiow  0 


MS^i!  ai 
—this 

Ihe  eni 
firmj^bi 
feet  lofi 
ciiemiy' 
repairer 

l^^re  tti 

iht  tow 

'mdHcHi] 
bobeif  ai 
away  b3 
putrifici 
river,  vv 
the  fee 
slaughtt 

lected  J 
ges.  I 
fanciful! 
slaught« 

Ti.   !_    - 

4i  i^i   i 


ceuar 

ant^pn 

tGQV- 


lotlxer, 

irbs  of 
twenty 
k  Otic 
^h  the 
hS&e. 
hi,$ch 
V,  their 

leiisi  in 


)f  cider 

^^^■'■'■'  •  ^ 
as   si}^ 

adually 

e    hun. 

2.oufitry 

so  feiuf 

and  at 

te  jiind. 

appear 
how  t<^ 


WWel  at  the  ■♦i^atier'S  ei^eltiiair  thepuUlic>#hta'f 
—this  is  compleU  ly  Riled  with  the  spoils  ^ 
Ihe.enemv.^aicnon  the  Thame«.-^andl  the 
arm*  bf  thiiyafit'efrs,  This  bMilditiR'is'  SO 
Jteel;  lopi,  30  twdfe  and  tlirefe  itGfies  W^;'  ^ 
eiieipyifiad  partly  .mir6ofed|»>  bit  ft.%s SbSo 
repaired.     ,  ■"■■"3!'  •  •    ■ 


<  The  strdets  6f  Detroit  xn^rienWf^t^mS. 
ed  ivtth  Intfrahs  of  varfoa?  tribes^  who  oC^ 
re  tb  sell-thcit'  ikins;  '  Ybd'wnar  htar  thete 


,-.>- 


Jigm;  "A^  few  ^y^  aftir  Prbctbr'8^^6c*feiL 
^^^^  loj^  %^^^^^     mof  iaWished  sa^^fe^,  tot 

bon^arfd  ifia^bt^bi^  vWpltHd  fet  tte)#n 
away  by  thfe'sajKi^^i  *^j|^ih^^^gk^  stKte^of 
putrification,  which  had  been  thrown  into  the 
river,  was  carefully  picked  up  and  devoured  i 
the  feet,  heads  and  entrails  of  the  cattle 
slaughtered  by  the  public  butchers,  were  qoU 
lected  and  sent  off  to  the  neighboring  villa- 
ges. I  have  counted  twenty  horses  in  a  drove 
fancifully  decorated  with  the  offals  of  the 
slaughter  yard. 


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Srifhr  placei  ihcy  condacied  tetcr  than  c<g|^ 
iB»$$Mid>fy  hfiive  been  expected  fiom  savages. 


m  mmi  km  #sif  #m 

sems  tm  m  great  quantities*    Th6  ^jFP»*r 
tion  is  three  fonrths  of  French  extraction,  aiid 


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